# Accident 19830821070799A: Bbavia 7GCAA, La Jolla, CA, August 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1983, 14:10 local time
- Place: La Jolla, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8603° N, 117.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8603&lon=-117.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100ES (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,878 total, 20 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821070799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE OFFSHORE. DROPPED BANNER BUT STALLED. DOVE INTO OCEAN. FOUND EXTENSIVE DEFECTS FROM WORN OUT ENGINE.

## 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 LAX83FA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA398), Aug 21, 1983: Champion 7GCAA (N100ES), La Jolla, 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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