# Incident 19950716028909I: Bbavia 7ECA, San Carlos, CA, July 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1995, 14:49 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7510F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716028909I

## Narrative

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

DURING AEROBATICS SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED TO SQL. FLAMES FROM ENGINE LANDING. RIGHT EXHAUST MUFFLER FAILED.

## Other reports on N7510F (1)

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

- [Incident 19940508020429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508020429I), May 8, 1994: Bbavia 7ECA (N7510F), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Tail wheel fell off on takeoff. Returned and landed. Found bolt had separated at cotter pin hole.

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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