# Accident 19921105047719A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Pahrump, NV, November 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1992, 15:40 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2083° N, 115.9839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahrump, NV, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2083&lon=-115.9839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57644-1994-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 28 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105047719A

## Narrative

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

SPUN OUT OF A ACROBATIC MANEUVER. BEGAN RECOVERY BUT IMPACTED GROUND AND EXPLODED.

## 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 LAX93LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA030), Nov 5, 1992: Bellanca 8KCAB (N57644), Pahrump, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE PULL UP ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N57644 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780303015379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303015379I), Mar 3, 1978: Blanca 8KCAB (N57644), Shirley, MA, Minor damage. Pilot bounced during attempted wheel landing, damaged the prop.

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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