# Incident 19790826032839I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Hyannis, MA, August 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50240, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826032839I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND BANNER CABLE HAD CLOSED THROTTLE.

## Other reports on N50240 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791202048299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048299I), Dec 2, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N50240), Hyannis Port, MA. Just after an inverted spin maneuver, engine ran rough, pilot landed on golf course. Possible air in fuel.

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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