# Accident 19950604018079A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Mission Viejo, CA, June 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Mission Viejo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6001° N, 117.6391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6001&lon=-117.6391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5540K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 27 in this make and model, 314 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604018079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER HIT AUTO LANDING ON ROAD. THROTTLE LINKAGE CAME APART. ENGINE INSTALLED 5HRS PRIOR. CONTROL NOT SAFTIED.

## 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 LAX95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA202), Jun 5, 1995: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5540K), Mission Viejo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to correctly connect the throttle arm and throttle linkage during engine installation.

## Other reports on N5540K (1)

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

- [Incident 19790720019369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019369I), Jul 20, 1979: Blanca 1730 (N5540K), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Pilot applied too much brake pressure and nosed over.

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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