# Accident 19830421021229A: Bbavia 7AC, Kruzof Island, AK, April 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kruzof Island, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.1706° N, 135.6747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kruzof Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.1706&lon=-135.6747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83252-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830421021229A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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