# Accident 19900424014939A: Bbavia 8KCAB, West Bend, WI, April 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1990, 13:50 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4192° N, 88.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4192&lon=-88.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2976R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2976R-1992-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900424014939A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING SEPARATED DURING AEROBATIC DUAL INSTRUCTION. FORWARD WING LIFT STRUT FAILED. SERVICE LETTER ISSUED.

## 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 CHI90FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA117), Apr 24, 1990: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2976R), West Bend, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT-TO-SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTING DUE TO FATIGUE INITIATED BY IMPROPER WELDING TECHNIQUES INVOLVING INADEQUATE POST-WELD COOLING CONTROL.

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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