# Accident 20060319006469A: Bbavia 7EC, Zellwood, FL, March 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Zellwood, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7308° N, 81.6639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7308&lon=-81.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4387C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4387C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,150 total, 1,075 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060319006469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRINGS BECAME UNATTACHED TO STEERING ARM CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL-OUT.

## 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 MIA06LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA068), Mar 19, 2006: Champion 7EC (N4387C), Zellwood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control due to the spring connecting the rudder to the tailwheel horn being detached.

## Other reports on N4387C (1)

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

- [Accident 19871212070169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212070169A), Dec 12, 1987: Bbavia 7EC (N4387C), Ocoee, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed. Water in fuel. Aircraft annual expired. Pilot drank alcohol prior to flight.

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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