# Accident 19850624029489A: Bbavia 7DC, Talkeetna, AK, June 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1985, 19:45 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4492° N, 149.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4492&lon=-149.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4353E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 380 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850624029489A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED IN FLIGHT. SMOKE AND FLAMES AROUND FIREWALL AND FLOOR. NOSED OVER LANDING. SOURCE BELEIVED FUEL LEAK.

## 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 ANC85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA108), Jun 25, 1985: Aeronca 7DC (N4353E), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed

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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