# Accident 19830516020469A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Twin Hills, AK, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Twin Hills, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8204° N, 157.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8204&lon=-157.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5042Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5042Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 800 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516020469A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH RUTTED SAND BEACH. CROSSWIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROLABILITY.

## 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 ANC83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA081), May 16, 1983: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5042Q), Twin Hills, AK, 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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