# Accident 19900416009049A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Vincennes, IN, April 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Vincennes, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6766° N, 87.5100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincennes, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6766&lon=-87.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50671-2017-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,325 total, 115 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416009049A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED ON PULL UP FROM A SIMULATED CROP SPRAYING RUN. WAS USING LOW POWER TO SIMULATE CHEMICAL LOAD.

## 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 CHI90DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV03), Apr 16, 1990: Bellanca 8KCAB (N50671), Lawrenceville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THAT THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO LET THE AIRSPEEED DISSIPATE BELOW STALL SPEED.

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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