19820530019769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Grand Haven, MI · May 30, 1982

Date
May 30, 1982 · 16:25 local
Place
Grand Haven, MI
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2563E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA194
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
667 total354 in this make and model39 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.

Unable to climb after takeoff from water filled gravel pit. Settled into a swamp. Pilot reported downdrafts.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WATER FILLED GRAVEL PIT. SETTLED INTO A SWAMP. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFTS.

NTSB investigation

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