# Accident 19940304003779A: Bbavia 7ECA, Concord, CA, March 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1994, 10:38 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5038M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5038M) (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 O235K2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304003779A

## Narrative

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

MINIMUM TAIL DRAGGER TIME. LOST CONTROL ON 8TH T AND L. VEERED OVER CORRECTED. ADDED POWER LIFTED. HIT SIGN.ABORTED

## 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 LAX94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA151), Mar 4, 1994: Bellanca 7ECA (N5038M), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPEREINCE IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5038M (1)

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

- [Incident 19900901049549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901049549I), Sep 1, 1990: Bbavia 7ECA (N5038M), Georgetown, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout and ground looped.

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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