# Accident 19841013076119A: Bbavia 7ECA, Porterville, CA, October 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1984, 11:58 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9608° N, 118.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9608&lon=-118.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53860-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013076119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. GO AROUND INITIATED WITHOUT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK FENCE AND BUILDING

## 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 LAX85FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA015), Oct 13, 1984: Bellanca 73CA (N53860), Porterville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N53860 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780920028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920028749A), Sep 20, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N53860), Paso Robles,Ca, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.

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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