# Accident 19831014054429A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Knoxville, TN, October 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6600° N, 84.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6600&lon=-84.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5547K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,166 total, 247 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014054429A

## Narrative

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

NOSED UP INTO A VERTICAL ATTITUDE ON CLIMBOUT AND STALLED. TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY. REASON FOR UNSAFE MANEUVER UNKNOWN

## 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 ATL84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA017), Oct 14, 1983: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5547K), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 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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