# Incident 19891222053299I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Stephenville, TX, December 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2145° N, 98.2199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2145&lon=-98.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1691N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1691N) (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 IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222053299I

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSCREEN IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N1691N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19891227064679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227064679A), Dec 27, 1989: Bbavia 8KCAB (N1691N), Stephenville, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a short grass field. Gear hit fence and wire caused a roll. Aborted. Landed in a yaw attitude.

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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