# Accident 20020622012799A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Wasilla, AK, June 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2002, 03:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6306° N, 149.6836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6306&lon=-149.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57391-2012-09-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622012799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS, THE AIRMEN WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PASSENGER ON BOARD WHO RECEIVED INJURIES. BECAUSE THE AIRMAN IS NOT A CERTIFICATED PILOT, HIS FLIGHT TIMES ARE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA059), Jun 22, 2002: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57391), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unqualified pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site which resulted in an in-flight collision with a power line. Factors associated with the accident are the unqualified pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N57391 (3)

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

- [Incident 19800706059639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706059639I), Jul 6, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N57391), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. Improper level off in gusty wind conditions, propeller struck the ground.
- [Accident 19770730032339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730032339A), Jul 30, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N57391), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760624017511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624017511A), Jun 24, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N57391), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Photography for air show promotion.

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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