# Accident 19901104048489A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Westfield, MA, November 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1990, 15:15 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5039K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039K-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC O320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 63 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104048489A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING FOR A GATHERING OVER OPEN FIELD SNAP ROLLED INVERTED AT 50 FEET AGL. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA024), Nov 4, 1990: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5039K), Buckland, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR THE STAND OF TREES.

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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