# Accident 20061113023459A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Santa Fe, NM, November 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2006, 09:39 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6172° N, 106.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6172&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87VF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061113023459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2006 AT 09:39 MST, A CHAMP 7-GCBC, N87VF, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THAT TIME, A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO ON NOVEMBER 13, 2006, AT 07:00 MST. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 DEN07CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA023), Nov 13, 2006: American Champion 7GCBC (N87VF), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and hard landing.

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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