19800402008199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Lexington, KY · April 2, 1980

Date
April 2, 1980 · 14:49 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11857
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FLQ16
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
56 total52 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel on final approach to destination runway. Stalled trying to clear a fence.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH TO DESTINATION RUNWAY. STALLED TRYING TO CLEAR A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.