# Accident 19851004049179A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Ptarmigan Pass, AK, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ptarmigan Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N90921, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90921-2014-10-06) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004049179A

## Narrative

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

MADE A LOW CIRCLE ABOVE A MOOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL NOSE UP.  NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA001), Oct 5, 1985: Champion Citabria 7GCBC (N90921), Ptarmigan Pass, 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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