# Accident 19871031061439A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Lawrenceville, IL, October 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1987, 13:18 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL
- Airport: Lawrenceville International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7209° N, 87.6796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7209&lon=-87.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41682, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41682-1989-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031061439A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED A SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. RECOVERED TOO LATE TO PREVENT HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT. NO ACROBATIC WAIVER.

## 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 CHI88FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA012), Oct 31, 1987: Bellanca 8KCAB (N41682), Lawrenceville, IL, 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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