# Accident 19810324014519A: Bbavia 7EC, Chignik Lagoon, AK, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Chignik Lagoon, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.3043° N, 158.5003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik Lagoon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3043&lon=-158.5003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4396C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4396C-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324014519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN WATER WHEN ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT STATED THAT POSSIBLE CARB ICE CAUSE.

## 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 ANC81DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA036), Mar 24, 1981: Champion 7EC (N4396C), Chignik Lagoon, AK, 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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