# Accident 20050701015309A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, July 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1800° N, 149.9719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1800&lon=-149.9719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88110, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88110) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701015309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE WATER ON A WEST HEADING FROM LAKE SPENARD. AT THE WEST END OF GULL ISLAND THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE WATER FLIPPED OVER AND SANK. PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT DOG ON BOARD WAS FATAL. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE CONTROL AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND FELT THAT A FLAP MAY HAVE RETRACTED.

## 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 ANC05LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA093), Jul 2, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88110), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent uncontrolled descent into a lake. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N88110 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781004034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004034179A), Oct 4, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N88110), Naknek Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped,ran up on shore. Wind gusting 30K.

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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