# Accident 19870904052999A: Bbavia 7ECA, Salcha, AK, September 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Salcha, AK
- Airport: Perkins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3710° N, 146.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3710&lon=-146.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4183Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4183Y-2018-01-19) (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, 129 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904052999A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING FLARE AND STRUCK TREES. CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS EXCEEDED.

## 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 ANC87LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA151), Sep 5, 1987: Champion 7ECA (N4183Y), Salcha, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4183Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19860505028719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860505028719I), May 5, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N4183Y), Fairbanks, AK. Instructor took control after aircraft veered on rollout. Struck a runway light with propeller.
- [Accident 19780930033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930033079A), Sep 30, 1978: Blanca 14193 (N4183Y), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. 16 Inch dirt bank across rwy.

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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