# Accident 19810817050229A: Bbavia 7AC, Ursis Bay, AK, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ursis Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3116E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116E-2012-09-25) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 316 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ANC81DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG87), Aug 17, 1981: Bellanca 7AC (N3116E), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3116E (1)

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

- [Incident 19790612015529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015529I), Jun 12, 1979: Blanca 7AC (N3116E), Anchor Point, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed with a side load on the gear, distorting the fuselage.

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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