# Accident 19920429015659A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Sioux Falls, SD, April 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Sittig Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5093° N, 96.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5093&lon=-96.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87020, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87020-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,180 total, 5 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920429015659A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. OVERSTRESS CAUSED LEFT MAIN GEAR TO FOLD UNDER AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA138), Apr 29, 1992: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87020), Sioux Falls, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N87020 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110802017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110802017849A), Aug 2, 2011: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87020), Linwood, NJ, Destroyed. On 8/2/2011 at approximately 3:00PM, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N87020, s/n 52-74, during banner tow operations, failed to pick-up a banner and subsequently impacted…
- [Accident 20110620025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110620025059A), Jun 20, 2011: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87020), Linwood, NJ, Substantial damage. After landing and during rollout the aircraft suddenly stopped and nosed over onto its back.
- [Accident 19860930046879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930046879A), Sep 30, 1986: Bbavia 8GCBC (N87020), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. The engine lost power after a banner tow. The aircraft ground looped on landing. Suspect muffler blockage.

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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