# Incident 19851020060569I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, October 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1985, 16:00 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: N8943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943-2017-07-20) (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: 563 total, 450 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020060569I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER WHICH WAS REGAINED BEFORE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT DAMAGE. PROBABLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N8943 (3)

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

- [Accident 20010922024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922024569A), Sep 22, 2001: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Mentastavillage, No damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land on small road near mentasta village. Upon touchdown the aircraft made a small bounce back into the air. A strong gust of…
- [Incident 19930808045569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808045569I), Aug 8, 1993: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. Making a short field landing. On rollout pilot applied too much brake. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19820429012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429012649A), Apr 29, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Deeth, NV, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on a abandoned road. Lost control, ran off road into a ditch and flipped over.

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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