# Incident 19920616029199I: Bbavia 7AC, Redding, CA, June 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1992, 16:34 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1669E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1669E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-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 A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616029199I

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND A STICK FORCED INTO THE FUEL GASCOLATOR BOWL.

## Other reports on N1669E (2)

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

- [Incident 19850202022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850202022239I), Feb 2, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N1669E), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Ran off runway after touchdown in shifting wind conditions. Damage to left gear.
- [Accident 19820130002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820130002319A), Jan 30, 1982: Bbavia 7AC (N1669E), Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Hand-propped unattended, unsecured airplane. Engine started. Airplane ran into a parked aircraft.

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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