# Accident 19930831033629A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Delta River, AK, August 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1993, 21:00 local time
- Place: Delta River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6991° N, 144.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6991&lon=-144.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10987, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10987) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 78 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930831033629A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM 600 FOOT ROUGH UNIMPROVED STRIP. LOST CONTROL. RIGHT WING DROPPED AND HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ANC93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA164), Sep 1, 1993: Bellanca 7GCBC (N10987), Delta River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N10987 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080426833909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426833909A), Apr 26, 2008: Bbavia 7GCBC (N10987), Tetlin, AK, Substantial damage. (-23)04/26/2008, CFI [privacy data omitted] was instructing student pilot [privacy data omitted], practicing takeoffs and landings at Tetlin, AK. On the 7th or…

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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