# Accident 20041110031139A: Bbavia 7EC, Clarksburg, WV, November 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2004, 11:40 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4306C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4306C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041110031139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING NORTHEAST ON TAXIWAY A AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE BRAKES ON THIS AIRCRAFT ARE RATHER SMALL PEDALS, DESIGNED TO OPERATE BY THE PILOT'S HEELS, RATHER THAN THE MORE CONVENTIONAL TOE BRAKES. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE END OF TAXIWAY A, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 IAD05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA011), Nov 10, 2004: Champion 7EC (N4306C), Clarksburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to operate the airplane's brake pedals which resulted in the loss of aircraft control.

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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