# Accident 19911119052599A: Bbavia 7ECA, Fremont, CA, November 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1991, 09:20 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5595° N, 121.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5595&lon=-121.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36243-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,736 total, 91 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911119052599A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS IN A CANYON PRIOR TO NOSE DOWN COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX92LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA046), Nov 19, 1991: Bellanca 7ECA (N36243), Fremont, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE STALL SPEED. HIS OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS INADEQUATE TRAINING IN…

## Other reports on N36243 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900505013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505013909I), May 5, 1990: Bbavia 7EC (N36243), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Engine failed. Unable to restart. Forced landing off airport. Aircraft flipped over on rollout.
- [Incident 19840103008049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840103008049I), Jan 3, 1984: Bbavia 7ECA (N36243), Ukiah, CA, Minor damage. Bird strike on climb out. Engine failure. Bird struck air filter and parts of air filter clogged carburetor.

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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