# Accident 19840922076009A: Bbavia 7FC, Merced, CA, September 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1984, 09:20 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3505° N, 120.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3505&lon=-120.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7545B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7545B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 7 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA497) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922076009A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED, GROUND LOOPED, WENT INTO DITCH. PASSENGER MAY HAVE TOUCHED HEEL BRAKE.

## 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 LAX84LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA497), Sep 22, 1984: Champion 7FC (N7545B), Merced, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7545B (1)

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

- [Incident 19930603024729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603024729I), Jun 3, 1993: Bbavia 7FC (N7545B), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on gusty crosswind landing. Aircraft nosed 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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