# Accident 19830806039089A: Bbavia 7ECA, Mccarthy, AK, August 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mccarthy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4378° N, 142.9025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCCARTHY (15Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4378&lon=-142.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5052E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235K2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 52 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830806039089A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CANYON WALL TRYING TO REVERSE COURSE IN A BLIND CANYON. FLYING LOW TO LOOK FOR SHEEP.

## 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 ANC83FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA139), Aug 6, 1983: Bellanca 7ECA (N5052E), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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