# Accident 19820201002709A: Bbavia 7ECA, Sonoma, CA, February 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA VALLEY (0Q3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- 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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002709A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN WATER OFF SIDE.

## 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 LAX82FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD09), Feb 1, 1982: Bellanca 7ECA (N5067C), Sonoma, 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 19801201074309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201074309A), Dec 1, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N5067C), Sonoma Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Student entered clouds en route. Disoriented, out of fuel. Broke out, landed on highway. Weather briefing inadequate

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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