# Accident 19810802046879A: Bbavia 7BCM, Dexter, ME, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, ME
- Airport: Dexter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0045° N, 69.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEXTER RGNL (1B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0045&lon=-69.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85419, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85419-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 80 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046879A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED PRACTICE SPIN, STRUCK TREES ON PULLOUT FROM A LATE RECOVERY. DEMO SPIN FOR OTHER PILOT.

## 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 NYC81FNC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC17), Aug 2, 1981: Aeronca 7BCM (N85419), Dexter, ME, 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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