# Accident 19841016064699A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Wassilla, AK, October 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1984, 07:28 local time
- Place: Wassilla, AK
- Airport: Lucille Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1609G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609G-1989-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 484 total, 199 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016064699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE ON APPROACH TO A LAKE LANDING. LANDED OUT OF CONTROL ON TOP OF AN ANCHORED SEAPLANE. BOTH SANK.

## 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 ANC85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA005), Oct 16, 1984: Bellanca 7GCBC (N1609G), Wasilla, 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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