# Accident 20041030029569A: Bbavia 7FC, Talkeetna, AK, October 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2004, 13:40 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3231° N, 150.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3231&lon=-150.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4851E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851E-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030029569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, ACTING AS A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE PERSON RECEIVING INSTRUCTION LOST CONTROL AND THE PILOT (CFR) FAILED TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA011), Oct 30, 2004: Champion 7FC (N4851E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.

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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