19871206070749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Newell, SD · December 6, 1987

Date
December 6, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Newell, SD
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2562Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA035
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
542 total453 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot was slow flying over his field of winter wheat at 100 feet in gusty severe winds. Was forced to ground impact

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS SLOW FLYING OVER HIS FIELD OF WINTER WHEAT AT 100 FEET IN GUSTY SEVERE WINDS. WAS FORCED TO GROUND IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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