# Accident 19801201074309A: Bbavia 7ECA, Sonoma Valley, CA, December 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1980, 18:50 local time
- Place: Sonoma Valley, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5067C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5067C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201074309A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ENTERED CLOUDS EN ROUTE. DISORIENTED, OUT OF FUEL. BROKE OUT, LANDED ON HIGHWAY.WEATHER BRIEFING INADEQUATE

## 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 LAX81DVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG07), Dec 1, 1980: Bellanca 7ECA (N5067C), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5067C (2)

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

- [Accident 19960810022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022319A), Aug 10, 1996: Bbavia 7ECA (N5067C), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he caught a crosswind on landing, attempted touch and bo, went off left side of runway into grass. (-23) pilot states he caught a crosswind on…
- [Accident 19820201002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002709A), Feb 1, 1982: Bbavia 7ECA (N5067C), Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during takeoff. Aircraft left runway and nosed over in water off side.

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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