# Accident 19890307003279A: Bbavia 7ECA, Ocala, FL, March 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Grey Stone Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2781° N, 82.1214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2781&lon=-82.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8350V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8350V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 16 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307003279A

## Narrative

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

A VEHICLE DROVE ACROSS END OF RUNWAY AS PILOT FLARED FOR LANDING. LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT TRUCKS WINDSHIELD.

## 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 MIA89LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA099), Mar 7, 1989: Champion 7ECA (N8350V), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER TO SEE AND YIELD TO THE ACFT THAT WAS LANDING ON RWY 27. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: VEHICLE ON THE RUNWAY AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT.

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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