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Incident

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Anchorage, AK · September 15, 1981

Date
September 15, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6398N
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total125 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power, landed ok in water. Tidal action flipped aircraft, recovered. Engine tested ok on stand.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER, LANDED OK IN WATER. TIDAL ACTION FLIPPED AIRCRAFT, RECOVERED. ENGINE TESTED OK ON STAND.