# Accident 19830212003489A: Bbavia 7ECA, Astatula, FL, February 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1983, 17:25 local time
- Place: Astatula, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7073° N, 81.7342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Astatula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7073&lon=-81.7342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4320C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320C-1993-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003489A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW PASS AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED UP INTO STEEP CLIMB AND ENTERED INVERTED SPIN UNTIL IMPACTING GROUND.

## 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 MIA83FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA073), Feb 12, 1983: Aeronca 7EC (N4320C), Astatula, FL, 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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