# Accident 19830917057369A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Santa Ynez, CA, September 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0907° N, 120.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0907&lon=-120.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5156X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5156X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 991 total, 550 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917057369A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DEEP FURROWS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX84LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA020), Sep 17, 1983: Champion 7KCAB (N5156X), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5156X (1)

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

- [Incident 20091226024109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091226024109I), Dec 26, 2009: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5156X), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated, after flaring, aircraft made a harder than average landing on the runway 13L. Pilot stated upon landing, the right main landing gear leg and…

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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