# Accident 19840409022899A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Ft Bidwell, CA, April 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ft Bidwell, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8800° N, 120.1094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8800&lon=-120.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6726N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6726N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,214 total, 297 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840409022899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING WEATHER AND AIRPLANE FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 LAX84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA249), Apr 9, 1984: Champion 7GCAA (N6726N), Fort Bidwell, CA, substantial damage

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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