# Accident 19810830053419A: Bbavia 7FC, Ann Arbor, MI, August 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7690E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7690E-2005-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 1 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830053419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 CHI81FEC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC42), Aug 30, 1981: Bellanca 7FC (N7690E), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7690E (1)

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

- [Accident 20040620016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040620016919A), Jun 20, 2004: Bbavia 7FC (N7690E), Carmi, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot of N7690E was executing his fourth touch and go landing on runway 36 at the Carmi, Illinois airport when he failed to maintain positive control…

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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