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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCB · Stanley, ID · August 20, 1986

Date
August 20, 1986 · 18:27 local
Place
Stanley, ID
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9940Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86FA217
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCB
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
496 total315 in this make and model32 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 aircraft stalled and spun into the ground. No mechanical malfunctions noted. Pilot had been buzzing a lodge.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. PILOT HAD BEEN BUZZING A LODGE.

NTSB investigation

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