# Accident 19811028070739A: Bbavia 7ECA, Arcola, TX, October 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Beaman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5038° N, 95.4696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcola, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5038&lon=-95.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1174E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1174E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 222 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028070739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE INVERTED IN A SLOW ROLL MANUEVER. UNABLE RESTART. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. CARB FLOAT STUCK.

## 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 FTW82DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA06), Oct 28, 1981: Bellanca 7ECA (N1174E), Arcola, TX, substantial damage

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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