# Accident 19880417009439A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Florence, AZ, April 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1988, 14:20 local time
- Place: Florence, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0315° N, 111.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-111.3873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5504S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5504S) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,882 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417009439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A DRY WASH. FOUND PAINT CHIPS IN GAS LINE ACCORDING TO PILOT.

## 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 LAX88LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA164), Apr 17, 1988: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5504S), Florence, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5504S (1)

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

- [Accident 19881022047739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022047739A), Oct 22, 1988: Bbavia 8GCBC (N5504S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll. Damage indicates a severe side load pulled tire off rim and collapsed left main 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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