# Accident 20050901027229A: Bbavia 7ECA, Camarillo, CA, September 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2005, 10:27 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9589° N, 118.8214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9589&lon=-118.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2686Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2686Z-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 4,450 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901027229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/01/2005, 1030 PACIFIC TIME, AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT FOR THE PURPOSES OF "FISH SPOTTING" OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED UNTIL PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND OIL COVERED WINDSCREEN. PILOT MANEUVERED FOR A WATER LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED, PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SANK TO BOTTOM OF PACIFIC OCEAN IN SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF WATER.

## 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 LAX05CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA285), Sep 1, 2005: Bellanca 7ECA (N2686Z), Malibu, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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