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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7GCB · Yakutat, AK · March 26, 1994

Date: March 26, 1994 · 20:00 local
Place: Yakutat, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9885Y
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9885YRegistered now · Champion 7GCBS/N 145 Airframe modelChampion 7GCB Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Near dark and weather moving in. Fish spotting aircraft. Pilot elected beach landing. Soft spot folded left gear.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR DARK AND WEATHER MOVING IN.FISH SPOTTING AIRCRAFT.PILOT ELECTED BEACH LANDING.SOFT SPOT FOLDED LEFT GEAR.