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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia STC7 · Upland, CA · April 2, 1987

Date
April 2, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place
Upland, CA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9655S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA167
Reported as
Bbavia STC7
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total

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.

Impacted the side of a canyon wall. Was over gross weight. Appears unable to outclimb rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A CANYON WALL. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. APPEARS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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