# Accident 19930712023099A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Berlin, MD, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 15:40 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Buntings Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3204° N, 75.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3204&lon=-75.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88189, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88189) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712023099A

## Narrative

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

MISSED BANNER PICKUP. OVERROTATED ON SNAP TO SNAG HOOK. STALL SPIN TO IMPACT OCCURRED. BURNED.

## 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 BFO93FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA119), Jul 12, 1993: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88189), Berlin, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING PULLUP FROM AN ATTEMPTED BANNER PICKUP, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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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