# Incident 19801109087029I: Bbavia 7AC, El Cajon, CA, November 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1980, 15:05 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3045G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 500 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/19801109087029I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER DISCOVERING FUEL LEAK IN COCKPIT. REFUELERS ALLOWED FUEL NOZZLE TO CRACK FILLER NECK.

## Other reports on N3045G (2)

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

- [Incident 19860829058549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829058549I), Aug 29, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N3045G), San Diego, CA. Engine power loss during banner tow. Dropped banner and landed at nearby airport. Had a broken exhaust valve.
- [Accident 19771224038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224038579A), Dec 24, 1977: Blanca 7KCAB (N3045G), Escondido, CA, Substantial damage. Failure of rudder control cable.

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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