# Accident 19890713022299A: Bbavia 7ECA, King Salmon, AK, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 18:26 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9541S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9541S-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 105 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713022299A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HALFWAY DOWN AN AIRSTRIP UNABLE TO STOP, STRUCK A SEAWALL AT END OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER INTO WATER AND SANK

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9541S (2)

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

- [Accident 20160813014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160813014409A), Aug 13, 2016: Champion 7ECA (N9541S), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On August 13th 2016, the pilot took off from Birchwood Airport runway 2R. Shortly after climb out the aircraft took a steep right turn and entered a nose down…
- [Incident 20121019024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121019024679I), Oct 19, 2012: Champion 7ECA (N9541S), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Airman stated that he was attempting to exit mid-field due to an aircraft waiting to depart 13. In anticipation of exiting left at H2 he began favoring the…

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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