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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · New Bern, NC · May 26, 1984

Date
May 26, 1984 · 15:10 local
Place
New Bern, NC
Airport
Simmons Nott
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5030J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA186
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360H1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total575 in this make and model180 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.

Aircraft crashed during low level maneuver during airshow. Pilot said aircraft encountered severe downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL MANEUVER DURING AIRSHOW.PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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