# Accident 19890924035929A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Auburn, CA, September 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2395° N, 120.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2395&lon=-120.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1679G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1679G-1992-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924035929A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. PUSHED TRIM KNOB INSTEAD OF POWER ON FINAL TOO LOW PUT IT INTO TREES OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX89LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA322), Sep 25, 1989: Bellanca Citabria (N1679G), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF NOSE DOWN TRIM WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A TREE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N1679G (2)

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

- [Accident 19911225057159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911225057159A), Dec 25, 1991: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1679G), Happy Camp, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made two steep turns on departure and stalled in second 90 degree turn to downwind. Burned on impact.
- [Incident 19900425027289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425027289I), Apr 25, 1990: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1679G), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. Low engine oil pressure. Forced landing on street. Wing hit sign. Object lodged in relief valve and kept it opened.

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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