# Incident 20070916831559I: Bbavia 7ECA, Harvey, ND, September 16, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2007, 14:45 local time
- Place: Harvey, ND
- Airport: Harvey Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7912° N, 99.9317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARVEY MUNI (5H4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7912&lon=-99.9317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9976Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9976Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916831559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF THIS FLIGHT IS A STUDENT PILOT WITH AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT/MEDICAL CERTIFICATE CONDUCTED A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FOR WHICH HE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND FOR WHICH HE HAD NOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO LAND ON AN OPEN FIELD AT THE HARVEY, ND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RATHER THAN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY SINCE SUCH A LANDING WOULD NOT REQUIRE A CROSSWIND LANDING. ON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH THAT WAS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY TALL GRASS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9976Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20260204001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260204001109A), Feb 4, 2026: Champion 7ECA (N9976Y), St. George, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting solo touch and go landings. On the final landing the pilot was not accustom to the heal brakes in the front seat. As the pilot use left…
- [Incident 19800405045849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405045849I), Apr 5, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N9976Y), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft struck parked aircraft while taxiing to be fueled.

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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