# Accident 19960621014899A: Bbavia 7AC, Lamont, CA, June 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lamont, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXAG
- Location: 35.2501° N, 118.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2501&lon=-118.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2456E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2456E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7AC (registry code 2110140, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621014899A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE DURING A SPRAY RUN. FLYING EAST INTO RISING SUN. FAILED TO SEE RECENTLY INSTALLED WIRE.

## 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 LAX96LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA239), Jun 21, 1996: Aeronca 7AC (N2456E), Lamont, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid a guy wire along the border of a field that was being agriculturally treated. The sunglare, guy wire, and lack of visual cues were related factors.

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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