# Accident 19810519026899A: Bbavia 7BCM, Las Cruces, NM, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3987B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON IRRIGATED FIELD.

## 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 FTW81DQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD23), May 19, 1981: Aeronca 7BCM (N3987B), Las Cruces, NM, 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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