# Accident 19950819025509A: Bbavia 8GCBC, East Moriches, NY, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 14:40 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Lufker Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8107° N, 72.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8107&lon=-72.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86587, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86587-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819025509A

## Narrative

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

MISSED BANNER PICKUP TWICE. BEGAN CLIMB RIGHT WING FOLDED. CRASHED. BURNED WOOD SPAR FAILED UPWARD IN OVERSTRESS.

## 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 BFO95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA082), Aug 19, 1995: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86587), East Moriches, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the structural failure of the wing 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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