# Accident 19810707039009A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Canyon, TX, July 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Canyon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5133T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5133T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 691 total, 20 in this make and model, 421 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707039009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. CRASH-LANDED. CAUSE ENGINE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW81DQG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG41), Jul 7, 1981: Champion 7GCAA (N5133T), Canyon, TX, 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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