# Accident 19930320007939A: Bbavia STC8, Abbeville, LA, March 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Abbeville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9698° N, 92.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9698&lon=-92.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1337B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA STC8
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320007939A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. ENTERED SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA110), Mar 20, 1993: Luscombe 8E (N1337B), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE GUSTING CROSSWINDS AND THE SOFT WET GROUND

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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