# Accident 19820509014509A: Bbavia 7ECA, Gulkana, AK, May 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5513K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 222 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014509A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT ON PROLONGED DESCENT. POWER NOT THERE FOR LEVELOFF. OVERTURNED ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ANC82DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG23), May 9, 1982: Bellanca 7ECA (N5513K), Culkana, AK, 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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