19840922076009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7FC · Merced, CA · September 22, 1984

Date
September 22, 1984 · 09:20 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7545B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA497
Reported as
Bbavia 7FC
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total7 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On takeoff roll, aircraft veered, ground looped, went into ditch. Passenger may have touched heel brake.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED, GROUND LOOPED, WENT INTO DITCH. PASSENGER MAY HAVE TOUCHED HEEL BRAKE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7545B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.