# Accident 19890311003889A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Steubenville, OH, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Steubenville, OH
- Airport: Jefferson County Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3593° N, 80.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3593&lon=-80.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12208, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,455 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003889A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER CABLE BROKE WHILE DEMONSTRATING A SPIN. LOST DIRECTION CONTROL ON LANDING. LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO NEARBY TREES

## 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 ATL89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA101), Mar 11, 1989: Champion 7KCAB (N12208), Steubenville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE FAILED WHICH RENDERED THE CONTROL SURFACE INOPERATIVE. THE LOSS OF RUDDER PRECLUDED THE PILOT FROM MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING.

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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