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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 11AC · Elwell, MI · July 17, 1981

Date
July 17, 1981 · 20:30 local
Place
Elwell, MI
Airport
Elwell
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39578
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81DEM28
Reported as
Bbavia 11AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,770 total21 in this make and model0 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.

Flight instructor allowed student too veer off runway during takeoff. Aircraft hit corn which caused crash.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TOO VEER OFF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT CORN WHICH CAUSED CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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