# Accident 20040620016919A: Bbavia 7FC, Carmi, IL, June 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Carmi, IL
- Airport: Carmi Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0894° N, 88.1231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0894&lon=-88.1231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7690E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7690E-2005-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 84 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040620016919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N7690E WAS EXECUTING HIS FOURTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE CARMI, ILLINOIS AIRPORT WHEN HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY EXITED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THAT RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AWAY PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE GROUND A SECOND TIME AND CAME TO A REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND FACING SOUTH. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI04CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA160), Jun 20, 2004: Champion 7FC (N7690E), Carmi, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, his decision to continue the takeoff when the aircraft had left the runway surface, and his selection of unsuitable…

## Other reports on N7690E (1)

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

- [Accident 19810830053419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830053419A), Aug 30, 1981: Bbavia 7FC (N7690E), Ann Arbor, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing in plowed field after engine quit.

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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