# NTSB ANC81DAG87: Bellanca 7AC, N3116E, Iliamna, AK, August 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1981
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2839  81/8/17  NR.ILIAMNA,AK         BELLANCA 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 444
        TIME - 1000                    N3116E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ILIAMNA,AK                   KENAI,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCED LNDG IN ALDER BRUSH.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3116E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116E-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 7AC-6713, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810817050229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050229A), Aug 17, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Ursis Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

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.

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