# Accident 19920522016139A: Bbavia 7CCM, Willow, AK, May 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8903° N, 149.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8903&lon=-149.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82568-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7CCM (registry code 2110148, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522016139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A ROD WHILE CIRCLING LOW TO FILM A MOOSE. CRASHED INTO TREES AND BURNED.

## 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 ANC92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA075), May 22, 1992: Aeronca Champion 7CCM (N82568), Willow, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH VEGETATION AND THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING A PROPER ALTITUDE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A FORCED LANDING.

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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