# Accident 19811120077149A: Bbavia 7GCBC, King Salmon, AK, November 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53851, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53851) (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: 1,353 total, 206 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120077149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED BEFORE CRASHING INTO BANK.

## 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 ANC82DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG10), Nov 20, 1981: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53851), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53851 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810926070139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926070139I), Sep 26, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53851), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. During landing tire struck a rock and failed.
- [Accident 19781219045039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219045039A), Dec 19, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N53851), IL, Substantial damage

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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