# Accident 19810402015089A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Maria Stein, OH, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 07:00 local time
- Place: Maria Stein, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4003° N, 84.4792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maria Stein, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4003&lon=-84.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754Z-1984-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 52 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402015089A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL DURING PRACTICE AEROBATICS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS INDICATED.

## 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 CHI81FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA041), Apr 2, 1981: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2754Z), Maria Stein, OH, destroyed, 1 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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