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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Ville Platte, LA · June 22, 1985

Date: June 22, 1985 · 14:30 local
Place: Ville Platte, LA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N53958
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW85LA264
Reported as: Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 430 total70 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N53958Registration cancelled Jan 27, 1989 · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 115176 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck tree after flying low over friends on lake. Impacted ground after hitting second tree and burned.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREE AFTER FLYING LOW OVER FRIENDS ON LAKE. IMPACTED GROUND AFTER HITTING SECOND TREE AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW85LA264Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVille Platte, LAThe plt had rented the acft for a local flt and was observed by ground witnesses to have flown very low (50 ft AGL) over miller lake when the left wing struck a tree. The acft continued for aprx 50 ft in a left wing low attitude before striking another tree,…Jun 22, 1985 · Destroyed