# Accident 19800302005229A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Chandler Lake, AK, March 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chandler Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 95 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005229A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY LIFT OFF. AIRCRAFT SKI CABLE CAME LOOSE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO RUNWAY. SKI DUG IN, SEVERED LANDING GEAR

## 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 ANC80DAA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA08), Mar 2, 1980: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8CK), Chandler Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8CK (2)

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

- [Accident 20240913013289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240913013289A), Sep 13, 2024: Champion 7GCBC (N8CK), Ninilchik, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Aircraft with two persons aboard, crashed while possibly maneuvering to view wildlife. No survivors. No witnesses observed the aircraft crash. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19870906050279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870906050279A), Sep 6, 1987: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8CK), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a rock on takeoff, became prematurely airborne and struck tundra. Fogged windows obscured vision.

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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