# Incident 19800504043629I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Nenana, AK, May 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5361° N, 149.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nenana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5361&lon=-149.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53817, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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: 730 total, 680 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504043629I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON SANDBAR.

## Other reports on N53817 (3)

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

- [Accident 19970413005989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005989A), Apr 13, 1997: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Koyuk, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing on frozen lake in gusty crosswind. Slid sideway. A ski caught ice lip and folded gear. Bent wing spar.
- [Accident 19800908041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908041179A), Sep 8, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Delta Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on unimproved strip, hit tree and flipped inverted.
- [Accident 19770905025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025279A), Sep 5, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N53817), Tuxedi Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd in grass & mud.

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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