# Accident 19960715017159A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1996, 19:23 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2508° N, 118.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2508&lon=-118.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87107, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87107-2013-05-15) (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 O360C2E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,869 total, 147 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960715017159A

## Narrative

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

BIENNIAL REVIEW ON BASE LOST POWER. CFI LANDED IN CITY. HIT AUTO AND TREES. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX96LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA273), Jul 16, 1996: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87107), Pacoima, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power 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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