# Accident 19940819048939A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Ellendale, ND, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ellendale, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0002° N, 98.5195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0002&lon=-98.5195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8621V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8621V-2019-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,876 total, 1,641 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94T#A03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94T%23A03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819048939A

## Narrative

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

HAZING BLACKBIRDS AT 150FT AGL ENGINE QUIT. SMOKE. LANDING FLAMES AT COWL EXHAUST PIPE OFF MUFFLER. MADE FIRE.

## 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 CHI94T#A03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94T%23A03), Aug 19, 1994: Bellanca BL28 (N8621V), Ellendale, ND, destroyed

## Other reports on N8621V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800427046619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427046619I), Apr 27, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N8621V), Rawlins, WY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of tail wheel airplane after touchdown.

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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