# Accident 19800713025489A: Bbavia 7AC, Morristown, IN, July 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6922° N, 85.7296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6922&lon=-85.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3687E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3687E-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7AC (registry code 2110140, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEX24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713025489A

## Narrative

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

NON-RATED PILOT TRIED TO DEPART STRIP WITH TALL WET GRASS. MADE PREMATURE LIFT-OFF, SETTLED INTO TREES & BUSHES.

## 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 CHI80DEX24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX24), Jul 13, 1980: Aeronca 7AC (N3687E), Morristown, IN, 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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