# Accident 19820619023369A: Bbavia 7ECA, Fairfield, IL, June 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3796° N, 88.3600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3796&lon=-88.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90977-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 81 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619023369A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE DIVED INTO GROUND FROM A LOW ALTITUDE. CRASHED ON EMPLOYERS FARM. POSSIBLE PILOT ERROR OR INCAPACITATION.

## 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 CHI82DA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA215), Jun 19, 1982: Bellanca 73CA (N90977), Fairfield, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N90977 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730608016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608016019A), Jun 8, 1973: Blanca 7ECA (N90977), Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Veered off rwy toward wind tee,student hit brakes hard. Ip atmtg salvage bounced ldg.

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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