19871004058529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Fowler, CO · October 4, 1987

Date
October 4, 1987 · 18:30 local
Place
Fowler, CO
Airport
Fowler
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8563V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88FA002
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total29 in this make and model29 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.

Struck wires over river while looking for ducks. Vision was obscured by flying into sun.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES OVER RIVER WHILE LOOKING FOR DUCKS. VISION WAS OBSCURED BY FLYING INTO SUN.

NTSB investigation

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