# Incident 19860829058549I: Bbavia 7KCAB, San Diego, CA, August 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1986, 13:28 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Lindbergh
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3045G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 70 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829058549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING BANNER TOW.DROPPED BANNER AND LANDED AT NEARBY AIRPORT. HAD A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N3045G (2)

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

- [Incident 19801109087029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109087029I), Nov 9, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N3045G), El Cajon, CA. Flight returned after discovering fuel leak in cockpit. Refuelers allowed fuel nozzle to crack filler neck.
- [Accident 19771224038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224038579A), Dec 24, 1977: Blanca 7KCAB (N3045G), Escondido, CA, Substantial damage. Failure of rudder control cable.

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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