# Accident 19960502011939A: Bbavia 7GCB, Dillingham, AK, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996, 14:25 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8208° N, 157.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8208&lon=-157.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9985Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9985Y-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502011939A

## Narrative

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

TUNDRA TRIED AERONCA BEGAN GROUND LOOP LANDING. LEFT GEAR TOO MUCH SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED. AXLE FRACTURED.

## 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 ANC96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA063), May 2, 1996: Champion 7GCB (N9985Y), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

## Other reports on N9985Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19980704015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704015959A), Jul 4, 1998: Bbavia 7GCB (N9985Y), Neavitt, MD, Substantial damage. Acft attempted to takeoff from a creek in about 20 feet of water, lost power, flipped over and sank.(-23) pilot took off in a westerly direction from a…

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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