# Accident 19930220002979A: Bbavia 7ECA, Palo Alto, CA, February 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1993, 11:52 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4508° N, 122.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4508&lon=-122.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5506C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506C) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220002979A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO SEVERE CROSSWIND ON LANDING THEN RECROSSED RUNWAY INTO MUD AND NOSED OVER. TOO MUCH CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX93LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA128), Feb 20, 1993: Bellanca 7ECA (N5506C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING CROSSWIND CONDITION AND HIS RESULTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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