# Accident 19890704019439A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Broken Bow, NE, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 11:50 local time
- Place: Broken Bow, NE
- Airport: Broken Bow Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3996° N, 99.6290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3996&lon=-99.6290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8636V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8636V-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704019439A

## Narrative

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

SNAP ROLLED ON DIVE TO AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL, ENTERED A SPIN TO IMPACT. LOOSE ITEMS REAR COCKPIT.

## 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 MKC89FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA153), Jul 4, 1989: Bellanca 8KCAB (N8636V), Broken Bow, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT BY PERFORMING ACROBATIC FLIGHT WITH BAGGAGE IN THE REAR COCKPIT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH PROBABLY RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND RESULTED IN…

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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