# Accident 19900906038779A: Bbavia 7AC, Trona, CA, September 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Trona, CA
- Airport: Trona Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7290° N, 117.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7290&lon=-117.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84941-1991-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,544 total, 80 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900906038779A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP PULLUP AND STEEP TURN ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## 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 LAX90LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA318), Sep 7, 1990: Aeronca 7AC (N84941), Trona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND AN ABRUPT MANUEVER WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW ALTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH DID NOT ALLOW…

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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