# Accident 19890805027689A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Chitina, AK, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4495° N, 143.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4495&lon=-143.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88315, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027689A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING A GRAVEL RIVER BAR.

## 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 ANC89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA134), Aug 6, 1989: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88315), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING CLIMB OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACFT STALLING AND IMPACTING THE TERRAIN.

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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