# Accident 19880111022879A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Clovis, NM, January 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4266° N, 103.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLOVIS RGNL (CVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4266&lon=-103.0776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5063J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5063J-2012-12-10) (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 O360C1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880111022879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON A GO AROUND AFTER PORPOISING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT A DITCH.

## 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 DEN88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA049), Jan 12, 1988: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5063J), Clovis, 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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