# Accident 19800313006199A: Bbavia 7ECA, Littleton, CO, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Airport: Littleton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88453, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 41 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313006199A

## Narrative

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

CLAIMED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY, NOSED OVER. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 DEN80FTE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE34), Mar 13, 1980: Bellanca 7ECA (N88453), Littleton, CO, substantial damage

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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