# Accident 19830812040901A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Kennesaw, GA, August 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0205° N, 84.6099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0205&lon=-84.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5500C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5500C) (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 AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040901A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 69113 ON TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. 69113 TAXIING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM LANDING, HAD STOPPED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N69113, Cessna 152: [Accident 19830812040902A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040902A)

## 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 ATL83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA323), Aug 12, 1983: Bellanca 8-KCAB-150 (N5500C), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5500C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990521021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521021709A), May 21, 1999: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5500C), Lufkin, TX, Substantial damage. On may 21, 1999, at 1400 central daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, tailwheel equipped airplane, N5500C, was substantially damaged following a loss of direction…

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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