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Incident

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Princeton, NJ · October 5, 1986

Date: October 5, 1986 · 14:00 local
Place: Princeton, NJ
Airport: Princeton
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5501A
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCAA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,050 total10 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N5501ARegistered now · Bellanca 7GCAAS/N 360-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot neglected to drop towline before landing. Cable caught on an damaged powerlines. No aircraft damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NEGLECTED TO DROP TOWLINE BEFORE LANDING. CABLE CAUGHT ON AN DAMAGED POWERLINES. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

Other reports on N5501A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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