# Incident 19891015053839I: Bbavia 7AC, Palm Springs, CA, October 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1989, 15:40 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1392E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1392E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 253 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015053839I

## Narrative

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

HIT ROOF ON TAKEOFF IN TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL ENGINE FLOODED. RECOVERED MADE HARD LANDING. SEAT BELT NOT SECURED.

## Other reports on N1392E (1)

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

- [Incident 19850920053579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850920053579I), Sep 20, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N1392E), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Struck an outhouse during landing. Power loss cause not reported.

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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