# Accident 20050916029169A: Bbavia 7AC, Coldfoot, AK, September 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2005, 19:00 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.4833° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.4833&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873E-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916029169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED SHORT OF GRAVEL BAR (OFF AIRPORT LANDING AREA) IN WATER, NOSED DOWN, AND BENT LEFT LIFT STRUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA148), Sep 17, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N2873E), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent nosing down of the airplane when the main landing gear tires contacted…

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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