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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Springfield, TN · December 15, 1985

Date
December 15, 1985 · 14:15 local
Place
Springfield, TN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2697Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA040
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO320E2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
236 total17 in this make and model36 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.

Aircraft collided with the ground inverted after performing loops. Pilot had consumed alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND INVERTED AFTER PERFORMING LOOPS. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

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