# Accident 19860129001749A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Ely, MN, January 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ely, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8991° N, 91.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8991&lon=-91.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1856G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1856G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 951 total, 951 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129001749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DESCENT USING CARBURETOR HEAT, HIT TREES. CARB HEAT RAISED MOISTURE TEMPERATURE TO ICING RANGE.

## 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 CHI86LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA080), Jan 29, 1986: Champion Citabria 7GCBC (N1856G), Ely, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1856G (1)

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

- [Accident 20060325005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060325005079A), Mar 25, 2006: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1856G), Tower, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 3-25-2006, at 1100 local time, N1856G, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed eveleth, MN. And attempted to land on lake vermillion at Tower, MN.…

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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