# Accident 19840801037599A: Bbavia 7CCM, Kotzebue, AK, August 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1984, 10:13 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2395° N, 161.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2395&lon=-161.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83138-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7CCM (registry code 2110110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801037599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO LAKE. ALSO SEEN BUZZING SHORELINE. FLIGHT LASTED 5 HOURS, FUEL TANKS DRY.

## 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 ANC84FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA132), Aug 2, 1984: Aeronca 7CCM (N83138), Kotzebue, AK, destroyed, 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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