# Accident 19851215061989A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Springfield, TN, December 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4900° N, 86.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4900&lon=-86.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2697Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2697Z-1988-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 17 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215061989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND INVERTED AFTER PERFORMING LOOPS.  PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 ATL86FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA040), Dec 15, 1985: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2697Z), Springfield, TN, 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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