# Accident 19800809035479A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Washington, VA, August 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Washington, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7117° N, 78.1600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7117&lon=-78.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5044U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044U-2004-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 19 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DIA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035479A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER WORSENED IN AREA. FLEW LOW TO READ ROAD SIGNS FOR LOCATION. HIT POWER LINE. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 ATL80DIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DIA13), Aug 9, 1980: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5044U), Washington, VA, 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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