# Accident 19900904038759A: Bbavia 7ECA, Blair Lakes, AK, September 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Blair Lakes, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7697° N, 147.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7697&lon=-147.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5504N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5504N) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900904038759A

## Narrative

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

POST LANDING TAXI AT REMOTE SIGHT. WHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE, CAUSED WING STRUT TO STRIKE A TREE STUMP.

## 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 ANC90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA165), Sep 4, 1990: Bellanca 7ECA (N5504N), Blair Lakes, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LOOKOUT DURING THE POST-LANDING TAXI. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ROUGH TERRAIN, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY…

## Other reports on N5504N (3)

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

- [Incident 19920327056839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327056839I), Mar 27, 1992: Bbavia 7ECA (N5504N), North Pole, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated engine failed to develop full power on climbout. Hit wires with wings. Landed in a field.
- [Incident 19890402041619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402041619I), Apr 2, 1989: Bbavia 7ECA (N5504N), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. During landing rollout aircraft veered sharply to correct. Ran off runway. Propeller hit windsock pole.
- [Incident 19790620016049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016049I), Jun 20, 1979: Bbavia 7ECA (N5504N), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot applied excessive braking.

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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