# Accident 19900808032979A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Ivishak River, AK, August 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ivishak River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.4307° N, 149.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4307&lon=-149.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 479 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808032979A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING LOST CONTROL. OVERCORRECTED. A WHEEL HIT GRAVEL BANK CAUSED GROUND LOOP AND DAMAGE TO A WING.

## 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 ANC90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA150), Aug 9, 1990: Bellanca 8GCBC (N333HT), Ivishak River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAYED ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N333HT (1)

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

- [Accident 19970417009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970417009999A), Apr 17, 1997: Bbavia 8GCBC (N333HT), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Skidded and nosed over landing on 900 ft long gravel strip. Found spray can wedged under right rudder pedal.

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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