# Accident 19800228004979A: Bbavia 7ECA, Poland, NY, February 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Poland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2257° N, 75.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poland, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2257&lon=-75.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11081, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11081) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,994 total, 260 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228004979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED. HIT TREE LANDING ON ICY ROAD. GENERATOR OIL SEAL BLEW DUE TO DEICED OIL BREATHER.

## 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 NYC80FFA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA09), Feb 28, 1980: Bellanca 7ECA (N11081), Poland, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11081 (2)

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

- [Accident 19951125038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125038389A), Nov 25, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N11081), Lacona, NY, Substantial damage. Ski equipped. Tried depart wet snow covered runway. Lifted but hit a stump off end runway. Failed accelerate.
- [Accident 19730326005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326005239A), Mar 26, 1973: Blanca 7ECA (N11081), Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.right ldg gr hit cement obstn.

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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