# Accident 19841130064209A: Bbavia 7ECA, Point Mugu, CA, November 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1984, 14:11 local time
- Place: Point Mugu, CA
- Airport: Naval Air Station
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1090° N, 119.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1090&lon=-119.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5236X-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841130064209A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED IN OCEAN AFTER ENGINE QUIT. AIRPLANE SANK AND PILOT SWAM TO SHORE. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA054), Nov 30, 1984: Champion 7ECA (N5236X), Pt Mugu, CA, 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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