# Accident 19820221004909A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Franklin, WI, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Franklin, WI
- Airport: Rainbow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8799° N, 87.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8799&lon=-87.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1218E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221004909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. MADE HARD LANDING ON A ROAD. FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER IN FUEL AND FUEL SOURCE.

## 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 CHI82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA063), Feb 21, 1982: Bellanca 8KCAB (N1218E), Franklin, WI, 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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