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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Provo, UT · June 4, 1981

Date
June 4, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Provo, UT
Airport
Provo Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82742
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTM29
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total4 in this make and model5 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.

Lost directional control on takeoff. Struck VASI light. Unskilled in tail wheel type.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK VASI LIGHT. UNSKILLED IN TAIL WHEEL TYPE.

NTSB investigation

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