# Accident 19801021057849A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99AM-2013-05-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021057849A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED INVERTED OFF SHORE AT A LOW ALTITUDE. DIVED INTO OCEAN FROM INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 MIA81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA006), Oct 21, 1980: Bellanca 8KCAB (N99AM), Ft Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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