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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7EC · Willow, AK · September 21, 2005

Date
September 21, 2005 · 19:16 local
Place
Willow, AK
Airport
Willow
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4384C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC05LA149
Reported as
Bbavia 7EC
Reported engine
Continental C90*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total300 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.

(-23) Pilot was in a turn at approximately 600 feet altitude, looking for moose, when the airplane stalled. Pilot was unable to recover from the stall before the airplane hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS IN A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET ALTITUDE, LOOKING FOR MOOSE, WHEN THE AIRPLANE STALLED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL BEFORE THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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