# Accident 20070626009819A: Bbavia 7AC, Fresno, CA, June 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2007, 20:05 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Chandler Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7322° N, 119.8200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7322&lon=-119.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1054E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1054E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070626009819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 30 AT 60 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE AND AT ABOUT 100 THE AIRCRAFT JUST QUIT FLYING. HE SAID HE WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITHIN 1000 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 90 TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL OF THE DEBRIS WERE LOCATED WITHIN 24 FEET OF THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT INDICATING THE FORWARD SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY SLOW. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THE WINDS WERE GUSTY. A PILOT READY FOR TAKE-OFF SAW THE ACCIDENT AND INDICATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO TAKEOFF TOO FAST AND STALLED OUT.

## 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 LAX07CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA194), Jun 27, 2007: Aeronca 7AC (N1054E), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.

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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