# Accident 19810714049329A: Bbavia 7AC, Kintnersville, PA, July 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1981, 09:24 local time
- Place: Kintnersville, PA
- Airport: Haycock Brigade
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5570° N, 75.1796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kintnersville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5570&lon=-75.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82773, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82773) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714049329A

## Narrative

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

HAD TO TURN AT END OF RUNWAY TO AVOID A MINK RANCH. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF DOWNDRAFT. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC81DHA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA17), Jul 14, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N82773), Springfield, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82773 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950703026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703026899A), Jul 3, 1995: Bbavia 7AC (N82773), Smoketown, PA, Substantial damage. Put wife at controls to hand prop. Set control for engine start, left throttle full open. Started. Hit parked plane

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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