# Accident 19951201039499A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Alexander City, AL, December 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9196° N, 85.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9196&lon=-85.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53870, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53870) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320-E1B (registry code 41926, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-e1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,716 total, 6 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201039499A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES TRYING LAND ON ROAD. ORING DIAPHRAGM FUEL INJECTOR SERVO LEAKING. RICH MIXTURE.

## 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 ATL96LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA016), Dec 1, 1995: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53870), Alexander City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The leaking fuel injector, which created a rich mixture, and caused the aircraft engine to lose power.

## Other reports on N53870 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200423003929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200423003929I), Apr 23, 2020: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53870), Sidney, NE, Minor damage. -Pilot stated being on cross country trip from austin, Texas to seattle, Washington. The pilot overnighted in Sidney Nebraska. -Pilot had aircraft serviced and…

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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