# Accident 19900530019949A: Bbavia 7AC, Elmendorf, AK, May 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Elmendorf, AK
- Airport: Six Mile Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2696° N, 149.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2696&lon=-149.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2759A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2759A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7DC (registry code 2110154, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,851 total, 113 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530019949A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED WITH MAGS ON FULL THROTTLE, NO BRAKES OR CHOCKS. ENGINE STARTED,UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT RAN INTO LAKE.

## 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 ANC90LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA078), May 31, 1990: Champion Aeronca 7DC (N2759A), Elmendorf, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY TIE DOWN AND CHOCK THE AIRCRAFT AND/OR OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SET THE THROTTLE, WHILE HAND PROPPING TO START THE ENGINE.

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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