# Incident 19840919072759I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, September 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88273, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88273) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 260 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840919072759I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NEGLECTED TO CHECK FUEL GAUGES OR DURATION OF FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED FLOAT PLANE IN COOK INLET.

## Other reports on N88273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890706020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706020249A), Jul 6, 1989: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88273), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed into ground while maneuvering at a low altitude. Blamed windshear but wind was light.

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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