# Accident 19800726035279A: Bbavia 7ECA, Scarborough, ME, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Scarborough, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5781° N, 70.3217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scarborough, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5781&lon=-70.3217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2830G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2830G) (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: 850 total, 21 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726035279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN MARSH CASING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC80FNC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC35), Jul 26, 1980: Champion 7ECA (N2830G), Scarborough, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2830G (1)

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

- [Accident 19820812038119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812038119A), Aug 12, 1982: Bbavia 7ECA (N2830G), Lawrence, MA, Destroyed. Engine quit on long final and crash occurred during emergency landing on road.

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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