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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Panama City, FL · May 21, 1981

Date
May 21, 1981 · 13:15 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88357
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DKJ07
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total1,050 in this make and model175 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.

Exhaust valve failed, engine quit, overshot fairway landing downwind on golf course. Banner tow operation.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUST VALVE FAILED, ENGINE QUIT, OVERSHOT FAIRWAY LANDING DOWNWIND ON GOLF COURSE. BANNER TOW OPERATION.

NTSB investigation

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