# Accident 19950226002539A: Bbavia 7ECA, San Jose, CA, February 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1995, 11:10 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3395° N, 121.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3395&lon=-121.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9198L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9198L-1996-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 98 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226002539A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TURNING BACK. VERTICAL IMPACT. BURNED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. IGNITERS WORN TO LIMITS.

## 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 LAX95FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA119), Feb 26, 1995: Bellanca 7ECA (N9198L), San Jose, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CLIMB ATTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N9198L (1)

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

- [Incident 19940106002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106002379I), Jan 6, 1994: Bbavia 7ECA (N9198L), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft incident record involving citabria N9198L occurring January 6, 1994. On January 6, 1994 at 1730 PST, a citabria CH-10 owned and operated by…

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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