# Accident 19810119000759A: Bbavia 7AC, Middleburg, FL, January 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Middleburg, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0502° N, 81.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0502&lon=-81.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85742, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85742) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 671 total, 98 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119000759A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRPLANE MAKING TURN-AROUND TO LAND OPPOSITE TAKEOFF DIRECTION.

## 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 MIA81DLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA10), Jan 19, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N85742), Middleburg, FL, 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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