# Accident 20050507010159A: Bbavia 7ECA, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2005, 06:05 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2333° N, 120.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2333&lon=-120.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42LC-2020-04-03) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 750 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050507010159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER THE CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY WHEN IT BANKED AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE CAMPUS SOCCER FIELD. WITNESSES SAID THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT SPUTTERING OR RUNNING ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE SOCCER FIELD AND CONTINUED TO ONE END OF THE FIELD WHERE IT STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE WITH IT'S LEFT HAND WING AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH THE NOSE (PROP). THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AND WITNESSES SAID THEY COULD SMELL FUEL. THE RIGHT HAND WING WAS EMPTY WITH VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE LEFT HAND TANK WAS ALSO EMPTY WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT VISIBLE THROUGH THE FUEL FILL PORTS. BOTH FUEL CAPS WERE ON TIGHT AND APPEARED TO FIT PROPERLY. FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE WINGS AND LOW POINT STRAINER SHOW NO SIGNS OF WATER. PILOT STATES HE CANNOT REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM THE TIME HE HEARD THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ATC SAY THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA158), May 7, 2005: Champion 7ECA (N42LC), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

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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