# Accident 19800402008199A: Bbavia 7ECA, Lexington, KY, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 14:49 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11857-2009-05-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 52 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402008199A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH TO DESTINATION RUNWAY. STALLED TRYING TO CLEAR A FENCE.

## 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 IAD80FLQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ16), Apr 2, 1980: Bellanca 7ECA (N11857), Lexington, KY, 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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