# Accident 20070525020189A: Bbavia 7EC, Sioux Falls, SD, May 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2007, 08:10 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5814° N, 96.7417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5814&lon=-96.7417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9904Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9904Y-2010-07-30) (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 C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 27 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070525020189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2007 AT 8:10 AM CDT A CHAMP 7EC OWNED BY GREAT PLANES AVIATION LLP AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WEST OF SIOUX FALLS, SD FOR A SHORT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PIPESTONE, MN.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI07CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA155), May 25, 2007: Champion 7EC (N9904Y), Sioux Falls, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and the excessive pull-up during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in the stall. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## Other reports on N9904Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19830930062859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930062859I), Sep 30, 1983: Bbavia 7EC (N9904Y), Savory, IL, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on landing. Instructor not able to correct. Aircraft ground looped.

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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