# Accident 19870920053489A: Bbavia 7ECA, Sonoma, CA, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 14:06 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2400° N, 122.4590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2400&lon=-122.4590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8598V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8598V-2013-05-10) (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 O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 69 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920053489A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL AND CRASHED WHILE CIRCLING RELATIVES RESIDENCE AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX87FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA341), Sep 20, 1987: Bellanca 7ECA (N8598V), Sonoma, 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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