# Accident 19960810022149A: Bbavia 7BCM, Northway, AK, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 15:35 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9992° N, 141.6894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9992&lon=-141.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2502B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2502B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT C858FJ
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 600 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022149A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER REMOTE STRIP COLLIDED WITH TREES ON CLIMBING TURNOUT. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 ANC96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA122), Aug 10, 1996: Aeronca 7BCM (N2502B), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning during a low pass of a remote airstrip and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor in the accident was unfavorable wind conditions.

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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