# Accident 19850622027419A: Bbavia 7ECA, Ville Platte, LA, June 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ville Platte, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6893° N, 92.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6893&lon=-92.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53958, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53958-1989-01-27) (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: 430 total, 70 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850622027419A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE AFTER FLYING LOW OVER FRIENDS ON LAKE. IMPACTED GROUND AFTER HITTING SECOND TREE AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA264), Jun 22, 1985: Bellanca 7ECA (N53958), Ville Platte, LA, destroyed

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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