# Accident 19901026047159A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Belen, NM, October 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6499° N, 106.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6499&lon=-106.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5058J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5058J-1991-04-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 160 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026047159A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT AND FIRE. VICTIMS WERE ON A ACROBATIC PRACTICE FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 DEN91FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA013), Oct 26, 1990: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5058J), Belen, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTITUDE (GROUND CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE DESERT TERRAIN.

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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