# Accident 19800123004839A: Bbavia 7AC, Stevenson, WA, January 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1980
- Place: Stevenson, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6964° N, 121.8979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevenson, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6964&lon=-121.8979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83586, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83586-2018-05-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123004839A

## Narrative

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

FOUND WRECKAGE NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP. PILOT WAS KNOWN TO USE UPDRAFTS AND ROLL WHEELS ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 SEA80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA017), Jan 23, 1980: Aeronca 7AC (N83586), Stevenson, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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