# Accident 19890804027679A: Bbavia 7AC, Rio Linda, CA, August 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1989, 09:20 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Rio Linda Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6803° N, 121.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6803&lon=-121.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84709, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84709-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,347 total, 123 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890804027679A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES TRYING FOR A WHEEL LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND LOST CONTROL FINDING CARB HEAT. STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 LAX89LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA261), Aug 4, 1989: Aeronca 7AC (N84709), Rio Linda, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING AN ABORTED LANDING. RELATED FACTORS WERE: A FALSE AIRSPEED INDICATION, THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, HIS IMPROPER…

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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