# Accident 19891229054359A: Bbavia 7ECA, Tanana, AK, December 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1807° N, 152.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1807&lon=-152.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7615S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615S-2014-11-18) (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: 445 total, 410 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229054359A

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE AND MAIN GEAR AXLE BOLT FAILED. REPEATED LANDINGS ON ROUGH SNOW AND ICE

## 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 ANC90LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA023), Dec 29, 1989: Champion 7ECA (N7615S), Tanana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AXLE BOLT.

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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