# Accident 19840526019439A: Bbavia 8KCAB, New Bern, NC, May 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1984, 15:10 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Airport: Simmons Nott
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1102° N, 77.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1102&lon=-77.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5030J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 575 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526019439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL MANEUVER DURING AIRSHOW.PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 ATL84LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA186), May 26, 1984: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5030J), New Bern, NC, 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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