# Accident 19831129059179A: Bbavia 7GC, Douglas, WY, November 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7502° N, 105.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7502&lon=-105.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7697E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7697E-1986-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7GC (registry code 2110164, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 395 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831129059179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING CATTLE SPOTTING FLIGHT. WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS SNOWSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING.

## 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 DEN84FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA031), Nov 29, 1983: Champion 7GC (N7697E), Douglas, WY, destroyed, 1 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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