# Accident 19840728040599A: Bbavia 7ECA, San Marcos, TX, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8806° N, 97.9199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8806&lon=-97.9199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8685V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728040599A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED POND AFTER REPORTED LOW ALTITUDE FLYING. BLOOD TEST SHOUWED PILOT FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED.

## 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 FTW84LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA330), Jul 29, 1984: Bellanca 7ECA (N8685V), San Marcos, TX, destroyed

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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