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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Westfield, MA · November 4, 1990

Date
November 4, 1990 · 15:15 local
Place
Westfield, MA
Airport
Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5039K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA024
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
725 total63 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.

Performing for a gathering over open field snap rolled inverted at 50 feet AGL. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

PERFORMING FOR A GATHERING OVER OPEN FIELD SNAP ROLLED INVERTED AT 50 FEET AGL. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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