# Accident 19810917060339A: Bbavia 7AC, Myrtle Creek, OR, September 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1981, 09:15 local time
- Place: Myrtle Creek, OR
- Airport: Tri-Cities State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0241° N, 123.2784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0241&lon=-123.2784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4323E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4323E-1983-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917060339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER REDUCED ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE SPUN IN. POSSIBLE ENGINE OUT PRACTICE AND STUDENT "FROZE" ON CONTROLS.

## 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 SEA81FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA056), Sep 17, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N4323E), Myrtle Creek, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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