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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7EC · New Gloucester, ME · February 14, 1982

Date: February 14, 1982 · 13:45 local
Place: New Gloucester, ME
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4393C
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC82FNC04
Reported as: Bbavia 7EC
Reported engine: Continental C9012F
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 95 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4393CRegistered now · Champion 7ECS/N 422 · Built 1956 Airframe modelChampion 7EC Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed after pull-up from low pass over group of ice fishermen.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER PULL-UP FROM LOW PASS OVER GROUP OF ICE FISHERMEN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC82FNC04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportNew Gloucester, METhe pilot flew the ski equipped aircraft to a frozen lake where he met two friends who were ice fishing. Later, after he visited with his friends and had given each of them a ride in the aircraft, the pilot took off again. After takeoff, the pilot turned back…Feb 14, 1982 · Destroyed