# Accident 19870415059819A: Bbavia 8KCAB, New Milford, CT, April 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1987, 19:55 local time
- Place: New Milford, CT
- Airport: Candlelight Farms
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5692° N, 73.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANDLELIGHT FARMS (11N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5692&lon=-73.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377SW-1999-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,484 total, 62 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870415059819A

## Narrative

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

STAYED LOW ON TAKEOFF. STEEP CLIMB AT END OF RUNWAY. STALLED. HIT GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. POST FIRE.

## 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 NYC87FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA124), Apr 15, 1987: Bellanca 8KCAB (N377SW), New Milford, CT, 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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