# Accident 19831009053449A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Sullivan, MO, October 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2107° N, 91.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2107&lon=-91.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55008 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009053449A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN A FIELD. ENGINE RUNNING AT IMPACT BUT HAD BEGUN TO FAIL INTERNALLY. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 MKC84FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA005), Oct 9, 1983: Bellanca 8KCAB (N55008), Sullivan, MO, destroyed, 2 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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