# Accident 19951112042539A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Yakutat, AK, November 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5104° N, 139.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5104&lon=-139.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86922-1996-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 151 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112042539A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WEATHER AS FORECAST. UNABLE MAKE AIRPORT. TRIED LAND ON BEACH. WING HIT WATER CIRCLING. NOSED OVER,SANK

## 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 ANC96LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA014), Nov 12, 1995: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86922), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to fly into known adverse weather, not maintaining a proper forward visual lookout, and not maintaining a proper altitude while maneuvering the airplane for landing.

## Other reports on N86922 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840912071679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840912071679A), Sep 12, 1984: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86922), Kassan Peninsul, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot of float plane aborted takeoff on glassy water but float hit rocks causing aircraft to nose over.
- [Accident 19780408020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408020499A), Apr 8, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/ (N86922), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Water puddles on ice surface.

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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