# Accident 19810801050419A: Bbavia 7KCAB, King City, CA, August 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1981, 16:05 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Airport: Mesa Del Rey
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2286° N, 121.1213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESA DEL REY (KIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2286&lon=-121.1213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1164E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1164E-1985-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 122 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801050419A

## Narrative

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

VIOLENT UPDRAFT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. AIRPLANE STALLED AND DIVED INTO GROUND. SEVERE WINDS EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 LAX81FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA113), Aug 1, 1981: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1164E), King City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N1164E (1)

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

- [Accident 19771023033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771023033699A), Oct 23, 1977: Blanca 7KCAB (N1164E), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Oil pressure line and straight nipple restrictor fittings failed.

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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