# Accident 19810708038979A: Bbavia 7ECA, Ormond Beach, FL, July 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9179L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9179L-1991-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 72 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708038979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ON PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA81DLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA30), Jul 8, 1981: Bellanca 7ECA (N9179L), Ormond Beach, FL, 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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