# Accident 19930728025969A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Elk Springs, CO, July 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: Elk Springs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3393° N, 108.4296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3393&lon=-108.4296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5035K-1994-03-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 392 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728025969A

## Narrative

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

STEEP TURN ROLLED LOW ALTITUDE BECAME INVERTED. ENTERED SPIN. ROLLOUT BEGAN TOO LATE. OWNER REAR SEAT ENDORSED.

## 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 DEN93FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA090), Jul 29, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5035K), Elk Springs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PERFORMANCE OF A STALL/SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY AND LEVEL OFF.

## Other reports on N5035K (1)

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

- [Incident 19860120005499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120005499I), Jan 20, 1986: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5035K), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Stopped aircraft on parking ramp with wing walker helping. Wind from right rear blew aircraft up onto nose.

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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