# Accident 20030228007059A: Bbavia 7AC, Grand Rapids, MN, February 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2203° N, 93.5194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2203&lon=-93.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84868, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84868) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,449 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030228007059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED IN A SHORT FIELD (800-1000FT) OVER A STAND OF APPROXIMATELY 20 FOOT TALL PINE TREES. THE ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE WAS OVER THE SAME TREES FROM A GRASS STRIP WHICH WAS SNOW COVERED AND UPHILL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER GROVE OF PINES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. NOTE: WHILE THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 02/28/03 AND WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB ON THAT DATE, IT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FAA UNTIL 4/22/03.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA112), Feb 28, 2003: Aeronca 7AC (N84868), Grand Rapids, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The short, soft, takeoff area, and the trees were contributing factors.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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