# Accident 19940113000309A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Colorado Spring, CO, January 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8102° N, 104.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8102&lon=-104.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2974W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2974W-1996-07-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 8 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940113000309A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF EXITED RUNWAY. PITCHED UP. STALLED ROLLED. CRASHED IN INFIELD.

## 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 FTW94LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA064), Jan 13, 1994: Bellanca 8KCAB-180 (N2974W), Colo. Springs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N2974W (1)

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

- [Incident 19930616028609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930616028609I), Jun 16, 1993: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2974W), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Found tail wheel tire tube had blown out.

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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