# Accident 19830713037149A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Fontana, CA, July 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fontana, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0794° N, 117.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0794&lon=-117.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7692S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7692S-1984-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,029 total, 18 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830713037149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING A TIME WHEN PILOT NORMALLY PRACTICED AEROBATICS IN A RECENTLY ACQUIRED AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX83FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA335), Jul 14, 1983: Bellanca 7KCAB (N7692S), Fontana, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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