# Accident 19860524019599A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Valdez, AK, May 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1986, 09:50 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez Nr 2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1496° N, 146.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1496&lon=-146.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8671V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8671V-2023-05-10) (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 O320A2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524019599A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POST DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND WATER IN FUEL LINES.

## 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 ANC86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA061), May 24, 1986: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8671V), Valdez, 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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