# Accident 19870804045009A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Taos, NM, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 12:18 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3805° N, 105.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3805&lon=-105.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53811, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53811-2012-09-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 389 total, 71 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045009A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING GO AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT AND INVERTED.

## 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 DEN87LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA209), Aug 4, 1987: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53811), Taos, NM, substantial 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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