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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Kruzof Island, AK · April 21, 1983

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Date: April 21, 1983 · 19:00 local
Place: Kruzof Island, AK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N83252
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A65*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24 total24 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N83252Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-1916 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported engine failure,ditched in ocean surf. Was arrested for flying while intoxicated. No report on engine

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE,DITCHED IN OCEAN SURF. WAS ARRESTED FOR FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED. NO REPORT ON ENGINE