# Accident 19810712040079A: Bbavia 7DC, Albion, NY, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Albion, NY
- Airport: Dudley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2460° N, 78.1902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albion, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2460&lon=-78.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83862, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83862) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7DC (registry code 21101NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712040079A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY. TOO LOW, WIRES NOT MARKED.

## 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 NYC81FFJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ18), Jul 12, 1981: Aeronca 7DC (N83862), Albion, NY, 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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