# Accident 19800810035219A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Lake Norman, NC, August 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lake Norman, NC
- Airport: Lake Norman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5688° N, 80.9024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Norman, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5688&lon=-80.9024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1644G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1644G-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 72 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810035219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE STEEP CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED AND CRASHED INTO GROUND.

## 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 ATL80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA084), Aug 10, 1980: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1644G), Lake Norman, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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