# Accident 19940902024989A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Chatsworth, NJ, September 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1994, 17:05 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, NJ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8176° N, 74.5349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatsworth, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8176&lon=-74.5349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8670V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8670V-1995-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902024989A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND ENTERED SPIN AFTER LOW LEVEL LOOP. ENGINE QUIT TOP LOOP DUE FUEL STARVATION AND OR WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 NYC94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA165), Sep 2, 1994: Bellanca 8-KCAB (N8670V), Chatsworth, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight that failed to detect water- contaminated fuel which resulted in the loss of engine power and the pilot's decision to conduct flight at an altitude too low to…

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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