# Accident 19810706038429A: Bbavia 7ECA, West Middlesex, PA, July 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1981, 10:20 local time
- Place: West Middlesex, PA
- Airport: West Middlesex
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1653° N, 80.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST MIDDLESEX (PA21), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1653&lon=-80.5026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9001L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001L-1982-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706038429A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT TRIED TO RETURN DUE TO LOW ENGINE POWER FROM BAD SPARK PLUGS AND VISIBILITY. STRUCK MOVING VEHICLE.

## 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 NYC81FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA072), Jul 6, 1981: Champion 7ECA (N9001L), West Middlesex, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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