# Incident 19840714045949I: Bbavia 7ECA, Salinas, CA, July 14, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1984, 15:50 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5146T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5146T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714045949I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RUNNING TAKEOFF FROM TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY. STRUCK A VASI BOX. GUSTY WINDS.

## Other reports on N5146T (2)

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

- [Incident 19851010054869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010054869I), Oct 10, 1985: Bbavia 7ECA (N5146T), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing and lost directional control. Exited runway into plowed field and came to rest on nose.
- [Incident 19780407008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407008419I), Apr 7, 1978: Blanca 7ECA (N5146T), Placerville, CA, Minor damage. Oveershot landing, heavy braking caused aircraft to nose over.

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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