# Accident 19851027053989A: Bbavia 7ECA, Seal Beach, CA, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 12:54 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7108° N, 118.0404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7108&lon=-118.0404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7547F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547F-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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: 379 total, 295 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027053989A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING VERY LOW OVER THE OCEAN TO PHOTOGRAPH SAIL BOATS, IMPACTED WATERS AND SANK.  NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 LAX86FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA024), Oct 27, 1985: Champion 7ECA (N7547F), Seal Beach, CA, substantial damage, 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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