# Accident 19810802046819A: Bbavia 7DC, Okeechobee, FL, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2416° N, 80.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeechobee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2416&lon=-80.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83633, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83633-1984-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED IN A TURN TRYING TO SAVE AIRPLANE. AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. WATER IN FUEL & AT SOURCE.

## 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 MIA81FLD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD60), Aug 2, 1981: Aeronca 7DC (N83633), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed

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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