# Accident 19811122074769A: Bbavia 7ECA, Virginia Beach, VA, November 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1834G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 38 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DID03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811122074769A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM SMALL GRASS FIELD. WING STRUCK GROUND WHILE TURNING TO AVOID WIRES AT END OF FIELD.

## 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 ATL82DID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DID03), Nov 22, 1981: Champion 7ECA (N1834G), Virginia Beach, VA, 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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