# Accident 19930712023119A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Harvel, IL, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 09:17 local time
- Place: Harvel, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3503° N, 89.5304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3503&lon=-89.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4201Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4201Y-1995-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712023119A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL. ENGINE QUIT TRYING TO LOCATE NEARBY AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. NO USEABLE FUEL ONBOARD.

## 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 CHI93LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA250), Jul 12, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N4201Y), Harvel, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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