# Accident 19940803024309A: Bbavia 7GCBC, North Pole, AK, August 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1994, 21:35 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7704° N, 147.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7704&lon=-147.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803024309A

## Narrative

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

NEWLY REBUILT. ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT ROLLED LEFT. TRIED CORRECT. ROLLED MORE. CRASHED. AILERONS HOOK UP BANKWARD.

## 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 ANC94LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA101), Aug 4, 1994: Champion 7GCBC (N315C), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE AIRPLANE'S AILERONS BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT.

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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