# Accident 19810826051879A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Middletown, KY, August 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1981, 20:03 local time
- Place: Middletown, KY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2421° N, 85.5207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2421&lon=-85.5207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62983, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62983-1982-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 28 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810826051879A

## Narrative

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

SNAP ROLLED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK TREES ON NOSE-HIGH ROLLOUT.

## 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 ATL81FLQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ22), Aug 26, 1981: Bellanca 7KCAB (N62983), Middletown, KY, 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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