# Accident 19950822025379A: Bbavia 7ECA, Palmer, AK, August 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1995, 11:25 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6203° N, 148.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6203&lon=-148.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57393, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57393-1996-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822025379A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING REMOTE STRIP. INDICATES A STALL FROM STEEP LOW LEVEL TURN OVER HUNTING CAMP.

## 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 ANC95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA147), Aug 22, 1995: Champion 7ECA (N57393), Palmer, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with the terrain.

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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