# Incident 19870822058219I: Bbavia 7HC, North Pole, AK, August 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7592° N, 147.3876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (95Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7592&lon=-147.3876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8556E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556E-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7HC (registry code 21101PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7HC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 380 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822058219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON A RIVER GRAVEL BAR. A PISTON CYLINDER HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N8556E (1)

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

- [Accident 20150816017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816017869A), Aug 16, 2015: Champion 7HC (N8556E), Coldfoot, AK, Destroyed. Airman stated he was in a climb to get through the pass when the engine started sputtering. He turned back to cold foot and it got worse, crashed on the side…

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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