# Accident 19960217001879A: Bbavia 8KCAB, New River, AZ, February 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: New River, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6810° N, 112.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6810&lon=-112.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2596Z-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217001879A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING AEROBATIC PRACTICE IN REMOTE DESERT AREA.NO ANOMALIES FOUND MAY HAVE MISJUDGED HIGHER GROUND IN AREA

## 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 LAX96FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA114), Feb 18, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2596Z), New River, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance above the terrain, while performing an aerobatic maneuver.

## Other reports on N2596Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19790106000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000419A), Jan 6, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N2596Z), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Type data sheet shows 3 gals unusable fuel.3 gals 8 ounces fuel found in airplane at accident site.

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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