# Incident 19830918065969I: Bbavia 7HC, Cordova, AK, September 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8976R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976R-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7HC (registry code 21101PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7HC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 60 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918065969I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT AT A REMOTE HUNTING CAMP STRIP.

## Other reports on N8976R (2)

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

- [Accident 20110616011089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110616011089A), Jun 16, 2011: Champion 7HC (N8976R), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed off airport near redoubt creek AK, aircraft's right gear struck a rock after touchdown which caused the gear to collapse. The right wingtip and…
- [Accident 19870816045659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045659A), Aug 16, 1987: Bbavia 7HC (N8976R), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway on landing and nosed over. Passenger reported pilot landed with a tailwind.

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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