19890416008099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Santa Paula, CA · April 16, 1989

Date
April 16, 1989 · 10:30 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Airport
Santa Paula Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84745
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA162
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,762 total72 in this make and model274 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit on takeoff. CFI took over but force landed wing and nose down due too low speed. No engine defects.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CFI TOOK OVER BUT FORCE LANDED WING AND NOSE DOWN DUE TOO LOW SPEED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.