# Incident 19801120080469I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Grayling, AK, November 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grayling, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8963° N, 160.1134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8963&lon=-160.1134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1163E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1163E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 25 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/19801120080469I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED ON CROSSCOUNTRY, MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A FROZEN SNOW COVERED SLOPE.

## Other reports on N1163E (3)

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

- [Accident 20080620841419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080620841419A), Jun 20, 2008: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1163E), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was manipulating the controls while landing on runway 19L at Birchwood. Upon touchdown, the student pilot lost control and the aircraft…
- [Accident 20020811024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811024529A), Aug 11, 2002: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1163E), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a two hour flight, pilot william eggimann and his passenger/instructor smelled smoke in the aircraft. Aware of forest fires in the region, Mr.…
- [Accident 19860806087529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806087529A), Aug 6, 1986: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1163E), Kuskatan River, AK, Substantial damage. Right main axle broke on takeoff roll on rough gravel bar. Aircraft then cartwheeled and nosed over.

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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