36.8529° N, 75.9780° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1994 · 16:30 local
Place
Virginia Beach, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N53957
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total600 in this make and model200 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.
While towing a banner made forced landing. Fuel starvation earlier than normal range. Carburetor is a suspect.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TOWING A BANNER MADE FORCED LANDING. FUEL STARVATION EARLIER THAN NORMAL RANGE. CARBURETOR IS A SUSPECT.