# Accident 19881005044489A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Alpine, CA, October 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1988, 13:42 local time
- Place: Alpine, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8428° N, 116.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8428&lon=-116.7554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5508H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5508H-1989-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 758 total, 272 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005044489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BELEIVED CONTROL SYSTEM INOPERATIVE AFTER SPIN MANEUVER AND BAILED OUT. NO CONTROL DEFECTS FOUND AFTER CRASH.

## 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 LAX89LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA009), Oct 5, 1988: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5508H), Alpine, CA, destroyed

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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