# Incident 19801207088929I: Bbavia 7ECA, Torrance, CA, December 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1980, 12:35 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57469) (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
- People aboard: 1
- 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/19801207088929I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N57469 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790728017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728017179A), Jul 28, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N57469), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing roll. Acft veered off runway into a fence. Rudder cleves pin fell out. No

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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