# Accident 19840525019089A: Bbavia 7BCM, Ketchikan, AK, May 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6101° N, 131.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6101&lon=-131.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3731E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3731E-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,017 total, 26 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840525019089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING LEFT TURN NEAR GROUND WHEN GEAR AND PROP DUG IN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SWING AROUND 160 DEGREES.

## 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 SEA84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA117), May 25, 1984: Aeronca 7BCM (N3731E), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

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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