# Accident 19810519027089A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Chico, CA, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Ranchaero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1877G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1877G-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 81 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG34-202515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519027089A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE ON SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND FOR GO-AROUND. HIT RICE LEVEEL.

## 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 LAX81FUG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG34-202515), May 19, 1981: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1877G), Chino, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1877G (1)

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

- [Accident 19900611019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611019839A), Jun 11, 1990: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1877G), Pocatello, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with ground while contour flying over river. Prior flights at 10 feet AGL. Was overgross and aft of CG.

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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