# Accident 19801123080039A: Bbavia 7ECA, Grand Forks, ND, November 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1980, 11:48 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5047G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5047G) (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: 350 total, 28 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801123080039A

## Narrative

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

REAR SEAT FELL FORWARD, JAMMED REAR STICK FORWARD. FOUND RESTRAINT FOR SEAT BACK BROKEN.

## 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 DEN81FTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG04), Nov 23, 1980: Bellanca 7ECA (N5047G), Grand Forks, ND, 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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