# Accident 19931217046959A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Westcliffe, CO, December 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1993, 12:35 local time
- Place: Westcliffe, CO
- Airport: Silver West Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1292° N, 105.4607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1292&lon=-105.4607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5065G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065G-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,585 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217046959A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SIEZED. NOSED OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. NR2 CONNECTING ROD BEARING WENT THRU CASE.

## 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 FTW94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA049), Dec 17, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5065G), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD BEARING. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N5065G (1)

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

- [Incident 19840518038099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518038099I), May 18, 1984: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5065G), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pre takeoff runup on ramp. Wake turbulence from a taxiing DC9 caused the Bellanca to be violently thrown about.

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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