# Accident 19870306005269A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Lebec, CA, March 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lebec, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8603° N, 118.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8603&lon=-118.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8713V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8713V-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,813 total, 435 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870306005269A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY FOLLOWING HIGHWAY. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE CLIMBING INTO CLOUDS.

## 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 LAX87FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA136), Mar 6, 1987: Bellanca 7KCAB (N8713V), Lebec, CA, destroyed, 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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