# Accident 19930612017909A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Texas City, TX, June 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1993, 15:53 local time
- Place: Texas City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3992° N, 94.9493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3992&lon=-94.9493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2977A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2977A-1995-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 57 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612017909A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SPIN AFTER HAMMERHEAD STLL IMPACTED LEVEE. TRIED TO BAIL OUT PRIOR IMPACT. TOO LATE. EJECTED ON IMPACT.

## 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 FTW93FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA187), Jun 12, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2977A), Texas City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM THE INTENTIONAL MANEUVER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N2977A (1)

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

- [Incident 19920219006519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920219006519I), Feb 19, 1992: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2977A), La Porte, TX, Minor damage. Student locked brakes on rollout. Instructor unable to get student to release them. Propeller struck runway.

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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