# Accident 20070504010819A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Girdwood, AK, May 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2007, 19:15 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1025° N, 148.9983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1025&lon=-148.9983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5038K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5038K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070504010819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS OVERFLYING A PARTY OF CAMPERS NEAR THE EAGLE GLACIER, WITH THE INTENT OF DROPPING SOME BROWNIES TO THEM. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, WHILE FLYING DOWN THE GLACIER ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND. CEILING WAS REPORTED BY THE GROUND PARTY AS APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET OVERCAST, WITH HAZE AND FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY DOWN THE GLACIER INTO THE LOWER VALLEY WAS GOOD. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED SERIOUS 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 ANC07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA036), May 4, 2007: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5038K), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from terrain while maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a glacier. Factors contributing to the accident were…

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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