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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · St Petersburg, FL · June 29, 1980

Date
June 29, 1980 · 11:45 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8370V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DLD71
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCAA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,051 total704 in this make and model121 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.

Unable to maintain flight after banner pick up. Dropped banner too late. Airplane hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AFTER BANNER PICK UP. DROPPED BANNER TOO LATE. AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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