# Accident 19810704038459A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Hillsdale, MI, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 10:35 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9275° N, 84.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsdale, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9275&lon=-84.6375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2692Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2692Z-1982-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,241 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038459A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK AIRPLANE DESCENT DURING PULL-OUT FROM LOW ALTITIDE MANUEVER. IMPACT ON AIRPORT IN LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI81FEC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC31), Jul 4, 1981: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2692Z), Hillsdale, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N2692Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19790612015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015229I), Jun 12, 1979: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2692Z), Bad Axe, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional after touchdown.

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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