# Incident 19880309014509I: Bbavia 7AC, Santa Paula, CA, March 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1988, 17:15 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2904E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2904E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 75 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309014509I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. CRASHED IN RIVERBED. CFI DEFICIENT.

## Other reports on N2904E (1)

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

- [Accident 19730923029519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923029519A), Sep 23, 1973: Blanca 7AC (N2904E), South Hill, VA, Substantial damage. No chocks or tie-dwn ropes. Briefed pax re start,eng caught pax jammed throttle open clbd 50-75FT.

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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