# Incident 19810503030349I: Bbavia 7FC, Dexter, ME, May 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dexter, ME
- Airport: Dexter
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0045° N, 69.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEXTER RGNL (1B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0045&lon=-69.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7694E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7694E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503030349I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. PILOT NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7694E (2)

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

- [Accident 20060218002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060218002299A), Feb 18, 2006: Bbavia 7FC (N7694E), Dover-Foxcroft, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that after takeoff and on climb at approximately 1,000 to 1100 feet altitude, the engine quit. The pilot stated that several attempts to…
- [Accident 19980719046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719046409A), Jul 19, 1998: Bbavia 7FC (N7694E), Someville, ME, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot began a take off in his float plane from a Pond. He said that as the plane lifted off, he was blinded by glare and became disoriented. The pilot…

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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