# Accident 19830306007619A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Roswell, NM, March 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1983, 19:07 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Industrial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6409° N, 104.3801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6409&lon=-104.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5042J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5042J) (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: 2,653 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306007619A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION. STRUCK A FENCE POST LANDING OFF AIRPORT. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL.

## 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 FTW83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA141), Mar 7, 1983: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5042J), Roswell, NM, 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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