# Accident 19840614024279A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Mahaffey, PA, June 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mahaffey, PA
- Airport: Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8705° N, 78.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8705&lon=-78.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9178L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9178L) (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 IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 65 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840614024279A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE DIRT RUNWAY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. HIT TALL GRASS AND ROCKS AND OVERTURNED. LEFT BRAKE HUNG UP.

## 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 NYC84LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA210), Jun 14, 1984: Bellanca 8KCAB (N9178L), Mahaffey, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9178L (2)

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

- [Accident 19780429007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429007589A), Apr 29, 1978: Blanca 8KCAB (N9178L), Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750426008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426008549A), Apr 26, 1975: Blanca 8KCAB (N9178L), Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage. Leveled off high,stalled,landed hard prop dug in ground nosed over completely on back.

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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