# Accident 19810412015669A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Lafayette, IN, April 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Aretz
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36334-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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: 614 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015669A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN A ROLL ON TAKEOFF CLIMB, FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OFF DEPARTURE 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 CHI81FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA046), Apr 12, 1981: Bellanca 7KCAB (N36334), Lafayette, IN, 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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