# Accident 19900324005189A: Bbavia 7DC, Wasilla, AK, March 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1990, 09:10 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Philos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5664° N, 149.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philos Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5664&lon=-149.3076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68596-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,640 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324005189A

## Narrative

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

ON PROFICIENCY FLIGHT CHECK, STALLED AND CRASHED TRYING TO SLIP FOR LANDING. CHECK PILOT HAD NO REAR CONTROL STICK.

## 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 ANC90FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA042), Mar 24, 1990: Bellanca 7ACA (N68596), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO PRECLUDE A 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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