# Accident 19940116003849A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Middletown, OH, January 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5610° N, 84.4195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5610&lon=-84.4195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41826 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,110 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116003849A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. TRIED RETURN TO AIRPORT BUT ENGINE LOST POWER. HIT TREES LANDING. BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 BFO94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA026), Jan 16, 1994: Bellanca 8KCAB (N41826), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FROZEN OIL LINE RESULTING IN THE STARVATION OF OIL TO THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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