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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Fire Island, NY · August 28, 1993

Date
August 28, 1993 · 15:35 local
Place
Fire Island, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5029L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA176
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,480 total1,100 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.

Engine swallowed a broken valve during banner tow off shore. Dropped banner and ditched due people on beach.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SWALLOWED A BROKEN VALVE DURING BANNER TOW OFF SHORE. DROPPED BANNER AND DITCHED DUE PEOPLE ON BEACH.

NTSB investigation

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