# Accident 19860406009749A: Bbavia 7ECA, Fairbanks, AK, April 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1042E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 11 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406009749A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON ICY ROAD IN A SKI PLANE. COULD NOT CLEAR ROAD SIGN AHEAD. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SIGN.

## 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 ANC86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA043), Apr 6, 1986: Bellanca 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1042E (2)

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

- [Incident 19800703059449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059449I), Jul 3, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Front tailspring bolt sheared, allowing tailspring and tailwheel to fall free.
- [Accident 19780614012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614012359A), Jun 14, 1978: Blanca 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks,Ak, 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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