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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Towanda, PA · September 19, 1981

Date
September 19, 1981 · 14:10 local
Place
Towanda, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7541F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FGT12
Reported as
Bbavia 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
849 total20 in this make and model23 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.

Dived into ground from low altitude inverted. Flight had been acrobatics with airplane prior to crash.

As the FAA filed it

DIVED INTO GROUND FROM LOW ALTITUDE INVERTED. FLIGHT HAD BEEN ACROBATICS WITH AIRPLANE PRIOR TO 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.