# Accident 19931030041089A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Saratoga, AR, October 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Saratoga, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7705° N, 93.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7705&lon=-93.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130KS-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931030041089A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED INVERTED 100FT AGL, ROLLED UPRIGHT. HIT TURN IMPACTED GROUND. HIT TREES. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

## 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 FTW94FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA023), Oct 30, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N130KS), Saratoga, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS AT AN ALTITUDE WHERE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE.

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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