# Accident 19921009043719A: Bbavia 7EC, North Pole, AK, October 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1992, 00:01 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4104° N, 149.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4104&lon=-149.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8958R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8958R-1994-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921009043719A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM NORTH POLE TO HOMER, ALASKA. WEATHER IMC IN AREA OF FLIGHT ROUTE.

## 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 ANC93FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA148), Oct 9, 1992: Champion 7EC (N8958R), Chugiak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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