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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Sonoma, CA · September 20, 1987

Date
September 20, 1987 · 14:06 local
Place
Sonoma, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8598V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA341
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total69 in this make and model16 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.

Student pilot entered an accelerated stall and crashed while circling relatives residence at low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL AND CRASHED WHILE CIRCLING RELATIVES RESIDENCE AT LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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