# Accident 19940312004839A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Marana, AZ, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 10:35 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4498° N, 111.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4498&lon=-111.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004839A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED VERTICAL AFTER HAMMERHEAD STALL. SLIGHT ATTEMPT TO PULL OUT. WAS IN AEROBATIC JUDGING CONTEST.

## 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 LAX94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA160), Mar 12, 1994: American Champion 8KCAB (N189AC), Marana, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed pullout from a vertical aerobatic maneuver for undetermined reasons.

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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