# Accident 19900607019369A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Phoenix, AZ, June 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1990, 07:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4295° N, 112.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4295&lon=-112.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50353, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50353-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607019369A

## Narrative

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

LOWER WING STRUT ATTACH FITTING FAILED IN OVERLOAD. WING FOLDED. FATAL CRASH WAS IN AREA OF PRACTICE ACROBATICS.

## 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 LAX90LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA158), Jun 7, 1990: Bellanca 8KCAB (N50353), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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