# Accident 19930820031389A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Bettles, AK, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.4304° N, 149.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4304&lon=-149.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8575V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8575V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 650 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820031389A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED ON WATER TAKEOFF. WINDSHIFT TO TAIL WIND. DELAYED ABORT TRIED HOP BANK. FLOATS HIT.

## 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 ANC93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA156), Aug 21, 1993: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8575V), Galbraith Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## Other reports on N8575V (1)

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

- [Accident 19860905044929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905044929A), Sep 5, 1986: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8575V), Big Delta, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a hidden wash and rolled over during landing on a gravel bar.

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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