# Accident 19810912058719A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Ancramdale, NY, September 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1981, 18:05 local time
- Place: Ancramdale, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0181° N, 73.5912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ancramdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-73.5912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5024Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5024Y-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,690 total, 260 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING POWER LINE PATROL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. NO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND

## 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 NYC81FFA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA25), Sep 12, 1981: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5024Y), Ancramdale, NY, 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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