# Accident 19830302005889A: Bbavia 7FC, Lake City, AR, March 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1983, 10:50 local time
- Place: Lake City, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8199° N, 90.6808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8199&lon=-90.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7535B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535B-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302005889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUITE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. STRUCK TREE TOPS ON FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT BLAMED CARBURETOR ICE

## 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 FTW83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA136), Mar 2, 1983: Bellanca 7FC (N7535B), Lake City, AR, 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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