# Accident 20090306002309A: Bbavia 7FC, Thomas, OK, March 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Thomas, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7186° N, 98.6578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7186&lon=-98.6578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7681E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7681E-2016-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306002309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND LOST POWER.  ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN OPEN WHEAT FIELD BUT WHEN NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON BACK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER.  3/23/09 – EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO VISIBLE ABNORMALITIES.  FUEL SAMPLES FROM POINT OF PURCHASE AND AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINIMAL CONTAMINANTS.  REASON FOR POWER LOSS CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.  FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ENGINE TEARDOWN.

## 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 CEN09CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA192), Mar 6, 2009: Champion 7FC (N7681E), Thomas, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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