# Accident 19830625026749A: Blanca 8KCAB, Madison, CT, June 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1983, 13:50 local time
- Place: Madison, CT
- Airport: Griswold
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2712° N, 72.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Griswold Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2712&lon=-72.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2979T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830625026749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AEROBATICS DURING A SHOW FAILED TO RECOVER FROM SNAP ROLL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 NYC83FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE03), Jun 25, 1983: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2979T), Madison, CT, 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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