# Accident 19951126038519A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Sheffield, MA, November 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sheffield, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1104° N, 73.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1104&lon=-73.3551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53835, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53835-1996-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 35 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126038519A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. FAILED TO ASCERTAINED AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AS REQUESTED.

## 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 NYC96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA029), Nov 26, 1995: Bellanca 8-KCAB (N53835), Sheffield, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and improper inflight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

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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