# Accident 19870818079249A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Marthas Vineyar, MA, August 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4167° N, 70.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martha's Vineyard, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4167&lon=-70.6161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060K-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870818079249A

## Narrative

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

WING HIT THE WATER WHILE CIRCLING LOW ON FISH SPOTTING. PLANE PULLED UP BUT THE WING FOLDED. AIRCRAFT SANK IN OCEAN

## 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 NYC87FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA272), Aug 18, 1987: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5060K), Martha Vineyard, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5060K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840620074889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620074889A), Jun 20, 1984: Bbavia 8GCBC (N5060K), Spiro, OK, Substantial damage. Overshot landing into alfalfa field. Rolled into plowed field, nosed over.

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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