# Accident 19880920039529A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Oswego, IL, September 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1988, 18:25 local time
- Place: Oswego, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6895° N, 88.3290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6895&lon=-88.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50702-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total, 323 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920039529A

## Narrative

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

DURING ACROBATIC PRACTICE, NOSED UP ABRUPTLY AND RIGHT WING SEPARATED. SEAT BACK HAD ALSO FAILED.

## 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 CHI88FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA240), Sep 20, 1988: Bellanca 8KCAB (N50702), Oswego, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN INTHE MANUFACTURE OF THE PILOT'S SEAT WHICH FAILED DURING INTENTIONAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS FOR WHICH THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE SEAT WERE INTENDED.

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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