19871031061439A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Lawrenceville, IL · October 31, 1987

Date
October 31, 1987 · 13:18 local
Place
Lawrenceville, IL
Airport
Lawrenceville International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N41682
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88FA012
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total122 in the last 90 days

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.

Performed a spin at a low altitude. Recovered too late to prevent high speed ground impact. No acrobatic waiver.

As the FAA filed it

PERFORMED A SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. RECOVERED TOO LATE TO PREVENT HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT. NO ACROBATIC WAIVER.

NTSB investigation

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