19940122000779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Pontotoc, MS · January 22, 1994

Date
January 22, 1994 · 16:15 local
Place
Pontotoc, MS
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N88255
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94FA058
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
13,352 total25 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dived into trees at high power and high speed. Witnesses heard power dives. Parachute and belts for acrobatics.

As the FAA filed it

DIVED INTO TREES AT HIGH POWER AND HIGH SPEED. WITNESSES HEARD POWER DIVES. PARACHUTE AND BELTS FOR ACROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

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