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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7BCM · Westhampton, MS · August 10, 1985

Date
August 10, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Westhampton, MS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N94581
Reported as
Bbavia 7BCM
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total200 in this make and model30 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 ceased to operate en route due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot misjudged remaining fuel at proposed fuel stop.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE EN ROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT MISJUDGED REMAINING FUEL AT PROPOSED FUEL STOP.