# Accident 19840111000549A: Bbavia 7ECA, Throckmorton, TX, January 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Throckmorton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1821° N, 99.1798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Throckmorton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1821&lon=-99.1798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8646, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8646-1984-07-11) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840111000549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS DURING CHECK OUT FLIGHT FOR PILOT CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL PIPELINE PATROL.

## 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 FTW84FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA114), Jan 11, 1984: Bellanca 7ECA (N8646), Throckmorton, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8646 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800903086869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903086869I), Sep 3, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N8646), Elbert, TX, Minor damage. Forced landing after fuel was exhausted. Found loose fuel cap allowing fuel to siphon overboard,

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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