# Accident 19830810043539A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Palmer, AK, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6203° N, 148.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6203&lon=-148.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5215X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5215X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,457 total, 102 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810043539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT AS PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. UNABLE TO CLIMB PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD.

## 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 ANC83LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA142), Aug 11, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5215X), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5215X (2)

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

- [Accident 19800506014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506014329A), May 6, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5215X), Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Struck river bank during initial climb from a water takeoff.
- [Accident 19760828028569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828028569A), Aug 28, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N5215X), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Drg step turn,acft slid. Wg hit overhanging tree

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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