19890122001119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Port Townsend, WA · January 22, 1989

Date
January 22, 1989 · 13:00 local
Place
Port Townsend, WA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2582F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA037
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total128 in this make and model

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.

Developed a high sink rate after slipping the aircraft over trees to land on Private strip. Failed to recover.

As the FAA filed it

DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AFTER SLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER TREES TO LAND ON PRIVATE STRIP. FAILED TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

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