# Accident 20090222001249A: Bbavia 7ECA, Salinas, CA, February 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2009, 15:01 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6578° N, 121.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6578&lon=-121.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2835G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2835G-2015-05-19) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090222001249A

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 23:01 UTC, A CHAMPION 7ECA (N2835G) DEPARTED SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SALINAS, CA (KSNS) ON A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT.  AT 23:20 UTC THE LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THEY HAD RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATING THEY HAD CRASHED IN THE SALINAS RIVER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE MEDIVACED BY HELICOPTERS TO NEAR BY HOSPITALS.  SHORTLY AFTER THE REPORTED ACCIDENT, RESIDENTS IN THE AREA LOST POWER AND PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC (PG&E) CREWS WERE DISPATCHED TO ATTEND TO DOWNED POWER LINES.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES NEAR THE RIGHT WING ROOT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET SOUTH EAST OF THE POWER LINES ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER FACING APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREES.  AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ALL MAJOR PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE PRESENT; HOWEVER THE PROPELLER AND HUB WERE DETACHED FROM THE CRANK AND LYING APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ADDITIONALLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT AND WHEEL WERE BROKEN OFF AND LYING APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA124), Feb 22, 2009: Champion 7ECA (N2835G), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a wire while intentionally maneuvering at a low altitude.

## Other reports on N2835G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751101037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101037289A), Nov 1, 1975: Blanca 7ECA (N2835G), Kyburz, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot anxious concerning erratic fuel gage. Lnd on winding mtn road. Found tank 1/2 full.

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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