# Accident 19950331006399A: Bbavia 7AC, El Cajon, CA, March 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8393° N, 116.8804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8393&lon=-116.8804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1937E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1937E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331006399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. GASCO LATER GLASS BOWL WAS MISSING. NO FUEL SPILL IN CRASH AREA.

## 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 LAX95LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA150), Mar 31, 1995: Aeronca 7AC (N1937E), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to an in-flight separation of the fuel system gascolator glass bowl resulting in a premature fuel exhaustion. The rough/uneven terrain is a factor in this 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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