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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Washington, VA · August 9, 1980

Date
August 9, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Washington, VA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5044U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DIA13
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
695 total19 in this make and model25 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.

Weather worsened in area. Flew low to read road signs for location. Hit power line. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER WORSENED IN AREA. FLEW LOW TO READ ROAD SIGNS FOR LOCATION. HIT POWER LINE. LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

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