# Accident 19810517026759A: Bbavia 7ECA, Electra, TX, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Electra, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0323° N, 98.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Electra, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0323&lon=-98.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8679V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8679V-2024-01-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026759A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON RANCH ROAD. WING STRUCK FENCE-POST. TURNED AIRPLANE INTO FENCE.

## 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 FTW81DPD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD23), May 17, 1981: Bellanca 7ECA (N8679V), Electra, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8679V (1)

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

- [Accident 20230828014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230828014159A), Aug 28, 2023: Bellanca 7ECA (N8679V), Hopkinsville, KY, Substantial damage. On August 28th at 12:15 CST one of two us army CH-47 a synopsis of the pilot's statement indicates while conducting right traffic patterns on runway 08 took…

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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