19831210073869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Nantucket, MA · December 10, 1983

Date
December 10, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place
Nantucket, MA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5041N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA050
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,076 total31 in this make and model16 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.

After descent engine failed to respond to throttle application. Aircraft crashed when engine caught, causing roll.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DESCENT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE APPLICATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN ENGINE CAUGHT, CAUSING ROLL.

NTSB investigation

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