# Accident 19811112073849A: Bbavia 7ECA, Plainview, TX, November 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1981, 11:10 local time
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5048B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 22 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112073849A

## Narrative

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

WAS BUZZING FRIEND'S HOUSE, THEN PERFORMED A SNAP ROLL AT 200 FEET AGL. STALLED ON RECOVERY AND SPUN IN.

## 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 FTW82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA021), Nov 12, 1981: Bellanca 7ECA (N5048B), Plainview, TX, destroyed, 1 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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