# Accident 19900901037889A: Bbavia 7ECA, Cordova, AK, September 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1990, 21:52 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7902° N, 145.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7902&lon=-145.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7651S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7651S-1993-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 15 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901037889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AND DITCHED IN MUD BAY NEAR CORDOVA, ALASKA.

## 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 ANC90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA160), Sep 2, 1990: Champion 7ECA (N7651S), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND PLANNING.

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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