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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Grand Forks, ND · November 23, 1980

Date
November 23, 1980 · 11:48 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5047G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTG04
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total28 in this make and model37 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.

Rear seat fell forward, jammed rear stick forward. Found restraint for seat back broken.

As the FAA filed it

REAR SEAT FELL FORWARD, JAMMED REAR STICK FORWARD. FOUND RESTRAINT FOR SEAT BACK BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

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