# Accident 19920529017139A: Bbavia 7GCB, Snow Lake, AK, May 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Snow Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6097° N, 131.5810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6097&lon=-131.5810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9897Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9897Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 57 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920529017139A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON GLASSY WATER DURING STEP TAXI. ABORTED,IMPACTED NOSE DOWN COLLAPSING FLOAT STRUTS.

## 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 ANC92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA082), May 30, 1992: Champion 7GCB (N9897Y), Snow Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE STEP AND HE ALLOWED IT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RATE OF DESCENT, RESULTING…

## Other reports on N9897Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20070710017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070710017569A), Jul 10, 2007: Bbavia 7GCB (N9897Y), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 10, 2007, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped champion 7GCB-117 airplane, N9897Y, sustained damage when it descended…
- [Accident 20030628037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628037419A), Jun 28, 2003: Bbavia 7GCB (N9897Y), Ugashik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 28, 2003, a champ, 7GCB registered to and piloted by [privacy data omitted] was involved in an aircraft accident near dry bay Alaska. According…

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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