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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Clarklake, MI · August 25, 1990

Date
August 25, 1990 · 19:00 local
Place
Clarklake, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2521F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90FA239
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total

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.

Intoxicated pilot allowed aircraft to impact lake waters while performing. Erratic acrobatics at a low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

INTOXICATED PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT LAKE WATERS WHILE PERFORMING. ERRATIC ACROBATICS AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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