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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Clearwater, FL · April 19, 1985

Date
April 19, 1985 · 10:10 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Airport
Executive
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5054Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA150
Reported as
Bbavia 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO320E1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,560 total10 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot was attempting an outside loop following snap rolls at low altitude. Aircraft mushed into water inverted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN OUTSIDE LOOP FOLLOWING SNAP ROLLS AT LOW ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO WATER INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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