# Accident 19870712048159A: Bbavia STC7, Mcneil Cove, AK, July 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mcneil Cove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4322E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4322E-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7CCM (registry code 2110110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA STC7
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total, 91 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870712048159A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN FROM A STEEP TURN. THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM SPIN BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID IMPACT IN BAY.

## 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 ANC87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA096), Jul 12, 1987: Aeronca 7AC (N4322E), Mcneil Cove, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4322E (1)

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

- [Incident 19810830067609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830067609I), Aug 30, 1981: Bbavia 7CCM (N4322E), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Tower briefed pilot that wind was calm. Started takeoff and aborted. Takeoff was down wind due windshift. Hit bank.

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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