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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Raymond, MN · March 22, 2003

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Date
March 22, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place
Raymond, MN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1814G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA089
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N1814GRegistration cancelled Oct 8, 2004 · Champion 7ECAS/N 574 · Built 1968Airframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Witnesses observed the airplane conducting maneuvers at low altitude. Witnesses who were traveling in a vehicle on an adjacent road saw the airplane traveling alongside them at an altitude lower than the power line along the road. The witness in the passenger side of the vehicle stated that the airplane was "going up and down", and that it's altitude was not higher than 400 feet above the ground, and as low as 20 to 30 feet. He also stated that he believed that the pilot was "screwing around and being reckless at times". The airplane was observed flying at a low altitude on an easterly heading, apparently to cross the road east bound, but struck the lower wire of the power line running parallel to the road. The left wing separated and fell into the field about 20 yards east of the wires, the fuselage and right wing traveled about 100 yards further and stopped on an easterly orientation in a nearly inverted position. The passenger was thrown clear of the wreckage, and was found 30-40 feet from the fuselage in the direction of impact. The propeller separated from the engine. Propeller damage indicates the engine was developing power at impact. Both the passenger and the pilot were seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CONDUCTING MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE. WITNESSES WHO WERE TRAVELING IN A VEHICLE ON AN ADJACENT ROAD SAW THE AIRPLANE TRAVELING ALONGSIDE THEM AT AN ALTITUDE LOWER THAN THE POWER LINE ALONG THE ROAD. THE WITNESS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS "GOING UP AND DOWN", AND THAT IT'S ALTITUDE WAS NOT HIGHER THAN 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AND AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 FEET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT WAS "SCREWING AROUND AND BEING RECKLESS AT TIMES". THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE ON AN EASTERLY HEADING, APPARENTLY TO CROSS THE ROAD EAST BOUND, BUT STRUCK THE LOWER WIRE OF THE POWER LINE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE ROAD. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED AND FELL INTO THE FIELD ABOUT 20 YARDS EAST OF THE WIRES, THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING TRAVELED ABOUT 100 YARDS FURTHER AND STOPPED ON AN EASTERLY ORIENTATION IN A NEARLY INVERTED POSITION. THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN CLEAR OF THE WRECKAGE, AND WAS FOUND 30-40 FEET FROM THE FUSELAGE IN THE DIRECTION OF IMPACT. THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER AT IMPACT. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA089Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaymond, MNThe altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot and his ostentatious display. The power lines and the pilot's maneuvering at low altitude were contributing factors.Mar 22, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1814G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19740728029532AIdling Engines · Aiken, SCCollided at intersecting taxiways.Jul 28, 1974 · Substantial damage