# Incident 19900425027289I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Auburn, CA, April 25, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 121.0767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-121.0767&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 IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425027289I

## Narrative

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

LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING ON STREET. WING HIT SIGN. OBJECT LODGED IN RELIEF VALVE AND KEPT IT OPENED.

## 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.
- [Accident 19890924035929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924035929A), Sep 24, 1989: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1679G), Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. First solo in tail wheel aircraft. Pushed trim knob instead of power on final too low put it into trees off runway.

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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