19870415059819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · New Milford, CT · April 15, 1987

Date
April 15, 1987 · 19:55 local
Place
New Milford, CT
Airport
Candlelight Farms
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N377SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA124
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
6,484 total62 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Stayed low on takeoff. Steep climb at end of runway. Stalled. Hit ground in a steep nose down attitude. Post fire.

As the FAA filed it

STAYED LOW ON TAKEOFF. STEEP CLIMB AT END OF RUNWAY. STALLED. HIT GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. POST FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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