# Accident 19830423015719A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Ashley Falls, MA, April 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ashley Falls, MA
- Airport: North Canaan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0562° N, 73.3351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashley Falls, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0562&lon=-73.3351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86948, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86948) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,472 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423015719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN 2 FEET OF WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE CAME LOOSE.

## 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 NYC83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA100), Apr 23, 1983: Bellanca 8KCAB (N86948), Ashley Falls, MA, 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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