# Accident 20050703015609A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Whittier, AK, July 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8000° N, 148.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8000&lon=-148.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8626V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8626V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703015609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT SEEING TOUR IN THE COLUMBIA GLACIER, AK AREA THE PILOT GOT LOST RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED IN THE MUSKEG APROX. 7 MILE EAST OF WHITTIER AIRPORT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA094), Jul 3, 2005: Bellanca 7GCAA (N8626V), Whittier, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's becoming lost/disoriented while maneuvering due to inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in tree-covered terrain. A factor…

## Other reports on N8626V (1)

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

- [Accident 19830724035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724035289A), Jul 24, 1983: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8626V), Elbert, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit during acrobatic practice. Struck a tree on forced landing. Water in fuel. Leaky fuel caps in main.

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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