# Accident 19840804068019A: Bbavia 7ECA, Julian, CA, August 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0209° N, 116.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0209&lon=-116.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5516K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5516K-1984-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804068019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF SEVERE DOWNDRAFT NEAR A MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND CRASHED BEFORE A RECOVERY COULD BE MADE.

## 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 LAX84FA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA429), Aug 4, 1984: Bellanca 7ECA (N5516K), Julian, 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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