# Accident 20040815018359A: Bbavia 7ECA, Manchester, CA, August 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Manchester, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0128° N, 123.3828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0128&lon=-123.3828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11037-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7ECA (registry code 2120003, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815018359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO HITTING POWER LINES AND CRASHING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 LAX04LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA292), Aug 15, 2004: American Champion 7ECA (N11037), Manchester, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: maintenance personnel's failure to adequately torque the top spark plug on the number one cylinder, which resulted in a separation of that plug and a loss of engine power.

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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