# Accident 20070730017589A: Found FBA2C1, Challis, ID, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8203° N, 114.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8203&lon=-114.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 (registry code 3640103, https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND FBA2C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730017589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A HARD LANDING AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN CASTLE CREEK, IDAHO. HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 LAX07CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA246), Jul 30, 2007: Found Aircraft Canada FBA-2C1 (N705BH), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in a 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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