# Accident 20070710017569A: Bbavia 7GCB, King Salmon, AK, July 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.0883° N, 156.1367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.0883&lon=-156.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9897Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9897Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070710017569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2007, ABOUT 1700 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE-EQUIPPED CHAMPION 7GCB-117 AIRPLANE, N9897Y, SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHEN IT DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED AFTER TAKEOFF, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH FAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT SAID THAT HIS PASSENGER REPORTED HEARING A THUD OR BANG JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE LIFTING OFF. HE SAID THE TAKEOFF AREA WAS PREDOMINANTLY GRAVEL WITH SOME LARGER ROCKS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF, IT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE SAID REGARDLESS OF HIS CONTROL INPUTS, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR MIGHT HAVE SEPARATED DURING TAKEOFF, AND THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FLYING SPEED TO OVERCOME THE DRAG.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC07LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA064), Jul 11, 2007: Champion 7GCB (N9897Y), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were rough/uneven terrain, and…

## Other reports on N9897Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20030628037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628037419A), Jun 28, 2003: Bbavia 7GCB (N9897Y), Ugashik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 28, 2003, a champ, 7GCB registered to and piloted by [privacy data omitted] was involved in an aircraft accident near dry bay Alaska. According…
- [Accident 19920529017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920529017139A), May 29, 1992: Bbavia 7GCB (N9897Y), Snow Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Became airborne on glassy water during step taxi. Aborted,impacted nose down collapsing float struts.

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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