# Incident 19890421037829I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, April 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1989, 19:57 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9809Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9809Y-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421037829I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. UNABLE TO CONTROL WITH RUDDER OR BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N9809Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19980630024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980630024809A), Jun 30, 1998: Bbavia 7GCB (N9809Y), Hope, AK, Substantial damage. (From 19) on June 30, 1998, about 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped champion 7GCB airplane, N9809Y, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from…
- [Accident 19750831030869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831030869A), Aug 31, 1975: Blanca 7GCB (N9809Y), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. Settled into tree at end of lake. Ovr max gross wt 215LBS.

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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