# Accident 19810125001599A: Bbavia 7EC, Butler, PA, January 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7578B-1998-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 5 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001599A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOW-BANK ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC81FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM10), Jan 25, 1981: Aeronca 7EC (N7578B), Butler, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7578B (1)

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

- [Accident 19920709024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024519A), Jul 9, 1992: Bbavia 7EC (N7578B), Slatington, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Nosed up on climbout. Stalled and impacted ground near vertical.

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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