# Accident 19831022068939A: Bbavia 7AC, Burnips, MI, October 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1983, 06:30 local time
- Place: Burnips, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7320° N, 85.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnips, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7320&lon=-85.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2172E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2172E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022068939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER NIGHT TAKEOFF AND REMAINED ALOFT TILL LOW ON FUEL. CRASHED DURING OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 CHI84LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA033), Oct 22, 1983: Aeronca 7AC (N2172E), Burnips, MI, 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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