# Accident 19850602045809A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Yakutat, AK, June 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1985, 14:07 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5095° N, 139.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5095&lon=-139.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3JK) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,840 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602045809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND DURING TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 SEA85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA115), Jun 2, 1985: Bellanca 7GCB (N3JK), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3JK (1)

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

- [Accident 20020513028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513028899A), May 13, 2002: Bbavia 7GCBC (N3JK), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 13, 2002, about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N3JK, sustained substantial damage while landing at the…

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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