# Accident 19850523027999A: Bbavia 7FC, Watkins, CO, May 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1985, 12:17 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7505° N, 104.6002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7505&lon=-104.6002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781VY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781VY-1992-12-09) (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: 282 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523027999A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING ROLL, WENT AROUND. RIGHT WING STALLED. IMPACTED GROUND, CARTWHEELED.

## 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 DEN85LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA140), May 23, 1985: Champion 7FC (N781VY), Watkins, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N781VY (1)

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

- [Incident 19830104000749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830104000749I), Jan 4, 1983: Bbavia 7FC (N781VY), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On touch and go landing pilot went off side of runway into a snowbank. Pilot stated he had a wind change.

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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