# Accident 19770501010909A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Loveland, CO, May 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Ft Collins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36436-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 329 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501010909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG CLEANED PRIOR TO FLT. AFT TKOF MISTOOK STEAMIN COCKPIT FOR SMOKE,SHUT ENG DN,RETURNED TO ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN77DTE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE37), May 1, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N36436), Loveland, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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