# Incident 19850418016709I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Pontiac, MI, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5028G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5028G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418016709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER FAILURE WHILE DOING AEROBATICS. LANDED IN FIELD. PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY INSPECT FUEL TANKS.

## Other reports on N5028G (2)

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

- [Incident 19860302011209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302011209I), Mar 2, 1986: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5028G), Pontiac, MI. Bounced on landing and during recovery attempt struck a snowbank. Right brake malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19840516023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516023809I), May 16, 1984: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5028G), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft in rollout. Departed runway. Nosed up in the grass. Made a crosswind landing.

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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