# Accident 19970413005989A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Koyuk, AK, April 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Koyuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9394° N, 161.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9394&lon=-161.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53817, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005989A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING ON FROZEN LAKE IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. SLID SIDEWAY. A SKI CAUGHT ICE LIP AND FOLDED GEAR. BENT WING SPAR.

## 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 ANC97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA062), Apr 13, 1997: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53817), Koyuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the winds gusts and crosswind.

## Other reports on N53817 (3)

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

- [Accident 19800908041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908041179A), Sep 8, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Delta Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on unimproved strip, hit tree and flipped inverted.
- [Incident 19800504043629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504043629I), May 4, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Nenana, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over while attempting to land on sandbar.
- [Accident 19770905025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025279A), Sep 5, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N53817), Tuxedi Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd in grass & mud.

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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