# Accident 19910627024279A: Bbavia 8GCBC, St Hillaire, MN, June 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1991, 21:10 local time
- Place: St Hillaire, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8591° N, 95.5705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8591&lon=-95.5705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8714V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8714V-1991-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627024279A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED NOSE DOWN HIGH VELOCITY IN OPEN FARM FIELD. WAS SURVEYING HIS PROPERTY.

## 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 CHI91DER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER08), Jun 28, 1991: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8714V), St. Hilaire, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING.

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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