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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Clifton, IL · June 22, 1980

Date
June 22, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Clifton, IL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4PM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA049
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
217 total25 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot flying too low hit tree and ground. Aircraft destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLYING TOO LOW HIT TREE AND GROUND. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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