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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Chester, SC · April 19, 1986

Date
April 19, 1986 · 12:30 local
Place
Chester, SC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9030L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA117
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,520 total918 in this make and model40 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.

The glider towplane dragged a wingtip during a late go around, cartwheeled. Pilots attention was focused on towrope

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER TOWPLANE DRAGGED A WINGTIP DURING A LATE GO AROUND, CARTWHEELED. PILOTS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON TOWROPE

NTSB investigation

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