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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Marthas Vineyar, MA · August 18, 1987

Date: August 18, 1987 · 14:30 local
Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5060K
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87FA272
Reported as: Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O360C2E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 603 total

N5060KRegistration cancelled Apr 5, 1991 · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 32979 Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBC

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What happened

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Wing hit the water while circling low on fish spotting. Plane pulled up but the wing folded. Aircraft sank in ocean

As the FAA filed it

WING HIT THE WATER WHILE CIRCLING LOW ON FISH SPOTTING. PLANE PULLED UP BUT THE WING FOLDED. AIRCRAFT SANK IN OCEAN

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC87FA272Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMartha Vineyard, MAThe plt was involved in commerical fishing operations as a spotter and to direct the closing of nets around schools of tuna. While directing the closing of a net, the fish being netted reversed course and started to escape from the open net. The plt dove at a…Aug 18, 1987 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5060K · 1

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

Accident 19840620074889ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Spiro, OKOvershot landing into alfalfa field. Rolled into plowed field, nosed over.Jun 20, 1984 · Substantial damage