# Accident 20030728028919A: Bbavia 8KCAB, July 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4509° N, 96.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4509&lon=-96.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030728028919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MANEUVERING LOW OVER THE RIVER IN A NORTHERLYBOUND DIRECTION WITH A PASSENGER, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES THAT WERE STRETCHED ACROSS THE RIVER. THE POWERLINES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER.

## 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 CHI03LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA232), Jul 28, 2003: American Champion 8KCAB (N67ND), Stephen, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission line and the pilot's continued operation with known deficiencies in equipment. Factors to the accident were the power lines and the low…

## Other reports on N67ND (1)

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

- [Incident 19930904037019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904037019I), Sep 4, 1993: Bbavia 8KCAB (N67ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Recovering from acrobatic manuever. Had no pitch control. Returned to airport. Hard landing due to high speed.

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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