19801201074309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Sonoma Valley, CA · December 1, 1980

Date
December 1, 1980 · 18:50 local
Place
Sonoma Valley, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5067C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVG07
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total47 in this make and model13 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.

Student entered clouds en route. Disoriented, out of fuel. Broke out, landed on highway. Weather briefing inadequate

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT ENTERED CLOUDS EN ROUTE. DISORIENTED, OUT OF FUEL. BROKE OUT, LANDED ON HIGHWAY.WEATHER BRIEFING INADEQUATE

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5067C · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.