# Accident 19840908047509A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Wilmot, NH, September 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1984, 10:54 local time
- Place: Wilmot, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4517° N, 71.9137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmot, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4517&lon=-71.9137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86859 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 11 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840908047509A

## Narrative

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

PORTION OF RIGHT WING FAILED AT BOTTOM OF LOW LEVEL LOOP. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO GROUND. NORMAL CATEGORY AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC84FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA306), Sep 8, 1984: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86859), Wilmot, NH, 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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