# Accident 19940508014269A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Circle Hot Spri, AK, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Circle Hot Spri, AK
- Airport: Circle Hot Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8093° N, 147.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8093&lon=-147.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1648G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1648G-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508014269A

## Narrative

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

NEWLY PURCHASED AERONCA. HAD NO FLIGHTS PRIOR YEAR. GOT A CROSSWIND GUST LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY. STRUCT A TREE.

## 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 ANC94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA056), May 9, 1994: Champion 7GCBC (N1648G), Circle Hot Spri, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS.

## Other reports on N1648G (1)

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

- [Incident 20130826017911I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130826017911I), Aug 26, 2013: Champion 7GCBC (N1648G), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. During a taxi operation without the intent of flight, N1648G made contact with a parked Helio aircraft, N4148D resulting in substantial damage to both…

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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