# Accident 19830331010399A: Bbavia 7ECA, Georgetown, CA, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 22:40 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9548S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9548S-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 201 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331010399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NIGHT DURING MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO EVIDENCE THAT PILOT HAD CHECKED WEATHER.

## 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 LAX83FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG10), Mar 31, 1983: Champion 7ECA (N9548S), Georgetown, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9548S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740323007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323007279A), Mar 23, 1974: Blanca 7ECA (N9548S), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Tall grass beside rwy.

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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