# Accident 20030322003889A: Bbavia 7ECA, Raymond, MN, March 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Raymond, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0100° N, 95.2292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0100&lon=-95.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1814G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1814G-2004-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030322003889A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA089), Mar 22, 2003: Champion 7ECA (N1814G), Raymond, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N1814G (1)

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

- [Accident 19740728029532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728029532A), Jul 28, 1974: Blanca 7ECA (N1814G), Aiken, SC, Substantial damage. Collided at intersecting taxiways.

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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