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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia STC7 · Windsor, VA · July 24, 1988

Date
July 24, 1988 · 18:15 local
Place
Windsor, VA
Airport
Garner
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31253
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO88LA069
Reported as
Bbavia STC7
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total170 in this make and model82 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.

Released glider tow then ran out of fuel on landing approach. Nosed over short of runway. Kept fuel low for weight.

As the FAA filed it

RELEASED GLIDER TOW THEN RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LANDING APPROACH. NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY. KEPT FUEL LOW FOR WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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