# Accident 20090418007139A: Bbavia 7ECA, San Jose, CA, April 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3599° N, 121.6705° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3599&lon=-121.6705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5174X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5174X-2009-07-24) (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*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418007139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUGGED TERRAIN STRAIGHT DOWN AND CAME TO REST IN VERTICAL POSITION.

## 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 WPR09FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA200), Apr 18, 2009: Champion 7ECA (N5174X), San Jose, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering within a canyon in mountainous terrain, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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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