# Accident 19870226028372A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Newburgh, NY, February 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5205° N, 74.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5205&lon=-74.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36139, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36139) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226028372A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N3252M NEARLY HEAD ON. HAD TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION THAT MINIMIZED DAMAGE. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3252M, Cessna 402C: [Accident 19870226028371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226028371A)

## 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 NYC87FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA098), Feb 26, 1987: Cessna 402 (N36139), Montgomery, NY, minor 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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