# Accident 19801118074399A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Nursery, TX, November 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1980, 12:03 local time
- Place: Nursery, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9236° N, 97.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nursery, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9236&lon=-97.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245JB-1983-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,349 total, 50 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118074399A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT IN OPEN FIELD. NO WITNESSES. NO ENGINE OR CONTROL DEFECTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW81FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA008), Nov 18, 1980: Bellanca 7KCAB (N245JB), Nursery, TX, 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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