# Accident 19931126044659A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Buckeye, AZ, November 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3792° N, 112.5491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-112.5491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50412, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50412) (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 AEIO360B2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 195 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126044659A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS AFTER PRACTICE ACROBATICS. NOSED OVER LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. DIRT IN FUEL POSSIBLE.

## 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 LAX94LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA057), Nov 26, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N50412), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA.

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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