# Accident 20050106002049A: Bbavia 7FC, Soperton, GA, January 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Soperton, GA
- Airport: Cauley'S Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3294° N, 82.6350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3294&lon=-82.6350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8566E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8566E) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050106002049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE TAIL WHEEL JUST BREAKING GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO LEVEL THE WINGS THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE ANOTHER TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT HAVE AN ENDORSEMENT BY A CFI TO FLY A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT 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 ATL05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA040), Jan 6, 2005: Champion 7FC (N8566E), Soperton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a…

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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