# Accident 19810703038349A: Bbavia 7FC, Prescott, AZ, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8527E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8527E-1992-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038349A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED IN ROCKY FIELD, NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX81DUJ87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ87), Jul 3, 1981: Champion 7FC (N8527E), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8527E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910602018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018759A), Jun 2, 1991: Bbavia 7FC (N8527E), Sedona, AZ, Destroyed. Lost power. Collided with a berm on forced landing. No mechanical defects found.

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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