# Accident 19870708032479A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Holdrege, NE, July 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Holdrege, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 99.3710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-99.3710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87099-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,846 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708032479A

## Narrative

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

A WING FOLDED DURING RECOVERY FROM A LOOP. BOTH SPARS BROKE IN HIGH STRESS. AIRCRAFT HAD PRIOR WING DAMAGE.

## 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 MKC87FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA131), Jul 8, 1987: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87099), Holdrege, NE, 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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