# Accident 19820726039809A: Bbavia 7EC, Lake Clark, AK, July 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lake Clark, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2004° N, 149.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2004&lon=-149.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4314C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314C-1984-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726039809A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP BRUSHED WILLOWS ON EDGE OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF, ABORTED, NOSED INTO BRUSH. EVACUATED. FUEL FIRE ERUPTED.

## 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 ANC82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA069), Jul 26, 1982: Aeronca Champ 7EC (N4314C), Lake Clark, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N4314C (2)

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

- [Incident 19810901066719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901066719I), Sep 1, 1981: Bbavia 7EC (N4314C), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. On takeoff from gravel bar hit bump veered hit bank bent left gear. Landed ran off runway to left.
- [Incident 19800609054689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609054689I), Jun 9, 1980: Bbavia 7EC (N4314C), Anchorage, AK. Radio circuit breaker popped, followed by the odor of burning wire. Found a dead short in voltage regulator.

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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