# Incident 19880818066049I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Homestead, FL, August 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Kendall Gliderport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6703° N, 80.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6703&lon=-80.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7699S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818066049I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT A GLIDER STRIP AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY. MUFFLER CRACKED. LEAKED EXHAUST.

## 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 MIA88IA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA256), Aug 18, 1988: Bellanca 8KCAB (N7699S), Miami, FL, incident, minor 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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