# Accident 19871122066499A: Bbavia 8GCBC, San Diego, CA, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5499° N, 117.0405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5499&lon=-117.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53917-2013-09-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,518 total, 952 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122066499A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. TOWING A BANNER. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DITCHED IN THE OCEAN. FOREIGN OBJECT FOUND IN OIL PUMP.

## 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 LAX88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA053), Nov 22, 1987: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53917), San Diego, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N53917 (2)

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

- [Incident 19841013061119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013061119I), Oct 13, 1984: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53917), San Diego, CA. Power loss while towing large banner. Speculated fuel starvation due to angle of attack due to size of banner.
- [Incident 19810104013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810104013649I), Jan 4, 1981: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53917), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Glider tow plane settled back on runway from 20 feet at lift off. Hit hard and damaged nose, wing tip and gear.

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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