# Accident 19830710029849A: Bbavia 7ECA, Shingle Springs, CA, July 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1983, 15:47 local time
- Place: Shingle Springs, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6090° N, 120.9693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6090&lon=-120.9693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1882G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1882G-2013-06-14) (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: 1,400 total, 18 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710029849A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW IN AREA. STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED. HAD BUZZED AREA PRIOR.POSSIBLE BAD MAGNETO

## 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 LAX83FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG13), Jul 10, 1983: Champion 7ECA (N1882G), Shingle Springs, CA, destroyed

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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