# Incident 19800308024309I: Bbavia 7AC, San Luis Obispo, CA, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 09:45 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2984E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2984E-1996-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308024309I

## Narrative

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

UNCERTIFICATED PILOT GROUND-LOOPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND STOLEN AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2984E (1)

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

- [Accident 19941111038219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111038219A), Nov 11, 1994: Bbavia 7AC (N2984E), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. CFI reported engine failed. Struck trees landing on golf course. Engine ran normal on pro accident test.

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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