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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · East Sound, WA · March 10, 1986

Date
March 10, 1986 · 15:00 local
Place
East Sound, WA
Airport
Orcas Island
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84842
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86LA077
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total25 in this make and model34 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.

Swerved by a wind gust on landing. Went around but main gear struck a VASI light. Then aircraft struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

SWERVED BY A WIND GUST ON LANDING. WENT AROUND BUT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A VASI LIGHT. THEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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