# Accident 20060218002299A: Bbavia 7FC, Dover-Foxcroft, ME, February 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Dover-Foxcroft, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6948° N, 69.3823° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6948&lon=-69.3823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7694E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7694E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060218002299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND ON CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 TO 1100 FEET ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WAS MADE WITH NO SUCCESS. SUBSEQUENTLY THE LEFT WING HIT TREES AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGED, THE ENGINE MOUNT BENT AND FRAME BENT AFT OF THE FIREWALL. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ICE/WATER IN THE FUEL BOWL.

## 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 NYC06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA070), Feb 18, 2006: Champion 7FC (N7694E), Dover-Foxcroft, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect ice in the fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N7694E (2)

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

- [Accident 19980719046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719046409A), Jul 19, 1998: Bbavia 7FC (N7694E), Someville, ME, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot began a take off in his float plane from a Pond. He said that as the plane lifted off, he was blinded by glare and became disoriented. The pilot…
- [Incident 19810503030349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503030349I), May 3, 1981: Bbavia 7FC (N7694E), Dexter, ME, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing. Pilot not familiar with this type of aircraft.

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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