# Accident 19921001039929A: Bbavia 7EC, Eureka, AK, October 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8092° N, 147.7208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8092&lon=-147.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4392C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4392C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 1 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001039929A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWERLOSS ON CLIMBOUT. NO ANOMALIES. BELIEVED WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA001), Oct 2, 1992: Champion 7EC (N4392C), Eureka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO ICE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

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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