# Accident 20080505848149A: Bbavia 7ECA, Soldotna, AK, May 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2008, 16:08 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5317° N, 150.9994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5317&lon=-150.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9650S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9650S-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505848149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ON PREFLIGHT MISSED THE RUDDER GUST LOCK (IT WAS PAINTED THE SAME COLOR AS THE RUDDER) AND ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH THE GUST LOCK INSTALLED.  HE STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING MOVED FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION, LAST INSPECTION EXPIRED 07/07.

## 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 ANC08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA061), May 6, 2008: Champion 7ECA (N9650S), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the rudder gust lock prior to the flight.

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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