# Accident 19810605084409A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Langdon, ND, June 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Langdon, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7622° N, 98.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langdon, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7622&lon=-98.3753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31258, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31258-1983-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,920 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605084409A

## Narrative

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

ACROBATIC PILOT CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING A SLOW ROLL 50 FEET AGL. DEMOSTRATION FLIGHT FOR AN AIR SHOW WAIVER.

## 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 DEN81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA039), Jun 5, 1981: Bellanca 8KCAB (N31258), Langdon, ND, 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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