# Accident 19931208046749A: Bbavia 7ECA, Santa Paula, CA, December 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3997° N, 119.0710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3997&lon=-119.0710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57404, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57404) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 7 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931208046749A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON FIRST SOLO LANDING IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. WING HIT THE TETRAHEDRON.

## 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 LAX94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA070), Dec 9, 1993: Bellanca 7ECA (N57404), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the tailwheel airplane following touchdown. The pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane was a factor 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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