# Accident 19890822031109A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Santa Paula, CA, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4009° N, 119.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4009&lon=-119.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1119E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1119E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031109A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT IN FRONT SEAT SAW POWERLINE ON FINAL,PULLED UP. CFI UNABLE TO RECOVER. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX89LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA284), Aug 22, 1989: Bellanca 8KCAB (N1119E), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT AND TO TAKE TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO THE STUDENT'S IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS.

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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