19850930048219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Council Bluffs, IA · September 30, 1985

Date
September 30, 1985 · 11:30 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1008E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA224
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total69 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit after takeoff. Landed in a field. Aircraft had been refueled from unsumped truck. Water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED FROM UNSUMPED TRUCK. WATER IN 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.