# Accident 19940224000869A: Bbavia 7BCM, Santa Paula, CA, February 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1994, 17:20 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3993° N, 119.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3993&lon=-119.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6434C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,986 total, 18 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224000869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFT OFF. TRIED TO LAND ON END RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED TO DISSIPATE ENERGY AND STRUCK 2 VEHICLES.

## 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 LAX94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA170), Feb 25, 1994: Aeronca 7BCM (N6434C), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the existing meteorological conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N6434C (1)

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

- [Accident 19790520016329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016329A), May 20, 1979: Blanca 7BCM (N6434C), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Acft impacted in near vertical nosedown attitude near takeoff area. Pilot had altered portion of wing leading edge

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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