# Accident 19950902030479A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Big Lake, AK, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4607° N, 150.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4607&lon=-150.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9033L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9033L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 70 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902030479A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE CRASHED ON LAKE. WAS MAKING CURVING APPROACH TO GLASSY WATER. REPORTED HIGH SINK AND HARD LANDING.

## 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 ANC95LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA155), Sep 2, 1995: Champion 7GCBC (N9033L), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER RATE OF DESCENT DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND, AND HIS MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE TO FLARE FOR LANDING ON GLASSY WATER. THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION WAS A RELATED…

## Other reports on N9033L (2)

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

- [Accident 19960915031349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915031349A), Sep 15, 1996: Bbavia 7GCBC (N9033L), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane unable to climb in lee of a ridge after water takeoff. Struck trees.
- [Incident 19950823031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823031619I), Aug 23, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N9033L), Anchorage, AK. Landed closed airport due rough engine. Ran out of fuel. No medical on person. Refueled and departed.

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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