# Accident 20060811017279A: Bbavia 7FC, Palmetto, FL, August 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2006, 20:00 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6425° N, 82.5208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6425&lon=-82.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9898B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9898B-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 12 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811017279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2006 AT 2000 EDT, A CHAMPION 7FC, N9898B, REGISTERED TO SEMINOLE AVIATION ASSOC. INC WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 25 AT AIRPORT MANATEE (48X) ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A RIGHT TURN TO A HEADING OF 45 DEGREES, THEN CHANGED HIS HEADING TO 225 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE WAS IN A 60 DEGREE BANK AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WAS HEAVY, HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT AILERON, FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR AND THE WINGS WERE LEVEL. HE FURTHER STATED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE CONTROLS AND CRASHED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 MIA06LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA127), Aug 12, 2006: American Champion 7EC (N9898B), Palmetto, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall.

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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