# Accident 19960817023139A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Kenai, AK, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 21:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6596° N, 150.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6596&lon=-150.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5267X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5267X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 534 total, 480 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817023139A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH AND FAST TO LAND ON REMOTE STRIP. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. STRIP ONLY 800FT LONG

## 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 ANC96LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA128), Aug 18, 1996: Champion 7GCBC (N5267X), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed in initiating a go-around, and his failure to maintain clearance from trees. The high/fast approach for landing was a related factor.

## Other reports on N5267X (2)

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

- [Accident 20250831018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250831018879A), Aug 31, 2025: Champion 7GCBC (N5267X), Sutton, AK, Substantial damage. On August 31, 2025, at approximately 12:30 AKST, a citabria aircraft impacted mountainess terrain outside of Sutton Alaska. The aircraft experienced severe…
- [Incident 19920812043439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812043439I), Aug 12, 1992: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5267X), Nondalton, AK, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff roll. Right landing gear struck a mound of dirt and broke.

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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