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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Key West, FL · October 8, 1991

Date
October 8, 1991 · 18:25 local
Place
Key West, FL
Airport
Key West International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4155Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA92FA008
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total20 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.

Stalled on climb after picking up banner. Fail to release banner and spun into a pond.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ON CLIMB AFTER PICKING UP BANNER. FAIL TO RELEASE BANNER AND SPUN INTO A POND.

NTSB investigation

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