# Accident 19800323006979A: Bbavia 7ECA, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, March 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1980, 13:25 local time
- Place: St Thomas, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9532S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9532S-2013-05-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 110 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323006979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING SPINS DELAYED RECOVERY AND STRUCK WATER DURING PULL OUT.

## 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 MIA80DKA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKA06), Mar 23, 1980: Bellanca 7ECA (N9532S), St.Thomas, VI, destroyed

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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