# Accident 20050921024409A: Bbavia 7EC, Willow, AK, September 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2005, 19:16 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7786° N, 149.5930° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7786&lon=-149.5930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4384C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4384C-2015-05-19) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050921024409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS IN A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET ALTITUDE, LOOKING FOR MOOSE, WHEN THE AIRPLANE STALLED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL BEFORE THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA149), Sep 22, 2005: Champion 7EC (N4384C), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering over wildlife, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with trees. A factor contributing to the accident…

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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