# Accident 19881101048819A: Bbavia 7EC, Rutherford, CA, November 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1988, 16:40 local time
- Place: Rutherford, CA
- Airport: Inglenook Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5496° N, 122.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5496&lon=-122.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4722E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4722E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 25 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881101048819A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL LEFT THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA031), Nov 2, 1988: Aeronca 7EC (N4722E), Saint Helena, CA, substantial damage

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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