# Incident 19930912043179I: Bbavia 8GCBC, Gulf Shores, AL, September 12, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1993, 08:20 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53819, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53819) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930912043179I

## Narrative

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

DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. OFF AIRPORT LANDING. APPEARS OIL PUMP GEAR INTERNAL TO PUMP FAILED.

## Other reports on N53819 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940602016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602016309A), Jun 2, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53819), Summerdale, AL, Substantial damage. Beleived jerk in controls on liftoff. Aborted and stalled turning to avoid trees at end of runway. No anomalies.
- [Accident 19760429012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760429012049A), Apr 29, 1976: Blanca 8KCA* (N53819), New Leipzig, ND, Substantial damage

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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