# Accident 19920722026739A: Bbavia 7AC, Sierraville, CA, July 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1992, 07:40 local time
- Place: Sierraville, CA
- Airport: Sierraville Dearwater Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5797° N, 120.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5797&lon=-120.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85778) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722026739A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED. FOUND FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 LAX92LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA310), Jul 22, 1992: Aeronca 7AC (N85778), Sierraville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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