# Accident 20030318003589A: Bbavia 7BCM, Belle Grade, FL, March 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2003, 17:55 local time
- Place: Belle Grade, FL
- Airport: Belle Glade State/Marpt/Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7833° N, 80.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7833&lon=-80.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2517E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517E-2006-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7BCM (registry code 2110144, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030318003589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. CHALLANCIN WAS USING THIS AIRCRAFT TO CHASE BLACKBIRDS FROM A CORN FIELD. HE WAS SEEN BY OBSERVERS MAKING A STEEP CLIMB AND TURN TO FLY ANOTHER PASS OVER THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED BELLE GLADE AIRPORT APPROX ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CRASH SITE IS APPROX. 2 MILES SE OF PAHOKEE AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA03FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA077), Mar 18, 2003: Champion Aeronca 7BCM (N2517E), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.

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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