# Accident 19890404007959A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Eklutna Lake, AK, April 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1989, 14:43 local time
- Place: Eklutna Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4106° N, 149.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4106&lon=-149.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86836-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 32 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890404007959A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN INTO TREES NEAR A MOUNTAIN TOP. WAS SEEN TO CIRCLE AREA. NO MEDICAL BIENNIAL OR CHECKOUT IN TYPE.

## 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 ANC89FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA057), Apr 4, 1989: Bellanca 7GCBC (N86836), Eklutna, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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