# Accident 19910716027649A: Bbavia 7AC, Chatanika Valle, AK, July 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1991, 22:00 local time
- Place: Chatanika Valle, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9297° N, 146.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9297&lon=-146.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84903, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84903) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 79 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716027649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM WATER TAKEOFF. FLOATPLANE CRASHED ON TUNDRA. AUTO FUEL. FUEL SELECTOR MISLABELED.

## 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 ANC91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA101), Jul 17, 1991: Aeronca 7AC (N84903), Chataniak Vly, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

## Other reports on N84903 (1)

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

- [Accident 19931209046789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931209046789A), Dec 9, 1993: Bbavia 7AC (N84903), Circle, AK, Substantial damage. Flew through ice, fog prior arrival. Stalled while circling to land. Due to airframe ice.

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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