# Accident 19820620023069A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Westley, CA, June 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Westley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5405° N, 121.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5405&lon=-121.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2661Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2661Z-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 8 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023069A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE MAKING LOW PASSES OVER PILOTS HOME. VERTICAL IMPACT AND FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX82FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA225), Jun 20, 1982: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2661Z), Westley, CA, 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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