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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · North Key Largo, FL · March 30, 1985

Date
March 30, 1985 · 12:29 local
Place
North Key Largo, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84303
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA138
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total700 in this make and model165 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.

Engine quit and aircraft was ditched in ocean. Took off with estimated four gallons of fuel and ran out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AND AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN OCEAN. TOOK OFF WITH ESTIMATED FOUR GALLONS OF FUEL AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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