# Incident 19800627058859I: Bbavia 7AC, Quartz Hill, CA, June 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1980, 22:55 local time
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6520° N, 118.2159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartz Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6520&lon=-118.2159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2403E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2403E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,959 total, 800 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/19800627058859I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT NIGHT, CONNECTING ROD BROKEN. LANDED SAFELY ON DIRT ROAD.

## Other reports on N2403E (2)

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

- [Accident 19990504004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504004559A), May 4, 1999: Bbavia 7AC (N2403E), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped and flipped over while taxiing to the rwy in preparation for departure, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on may 4, 1999, at 1045 hours…
- [Accident 19790401043102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401043102A), Apr 1, 1979: Blanca 7AC (N2403E), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was struck by another as it was stationary, pilot was tuning radio.

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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