# Accident 19870824049079A: Bbavia 7GC, Central, AK, August 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Central, AK
- Airport: Central
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.4703° N, 145.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4703&lon=-145.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8507E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8507E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 115 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870824049079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE AND PROPELLER. STRONG, GUSTY CROSSWINDS.

## 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 ANC87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA133), Aug 24, 1987: Champion 7GC (N8507E), Central, 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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