# Accident 19920910036349A: Bbavia 7EC, Seward, AK, September 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1992, 21:12 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0490° N, 149.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0490&lon=-149.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4362C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4362C-2003-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920910036349A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT ON MOUNTAINSIDE. SEVERE WINDS IN AREA. WAS ENGAGED IN SPOTTING WILD GOATS.

## 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 ANC92FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA162), Sep 11, 1992: Champion 7EC (N4362C), Seward, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, IN MODERATE-TO-SEVERE TURBULENT CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT WAS…

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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