# Accident 19850414014309A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Casville Juncti, NC, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 20:38 local time
- Place: Casville Juncti, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4494° N, 79.5491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4494&lon=-79.5491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2580F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414014309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL BEFORE DEPARATURE. STRUCK WIRE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL85LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA134), Apr 15, 1985: Champion 7GCAA (N2580F), Casville Juct, NC, 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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