# Accident 19960725019799A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Mound House, NV, July 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1996, 09:06 local time
- Place: Mound House, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1409° N, 119.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1409&lon=-119.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57438-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 24,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960725019799A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING TO ROAD. TOO LOW. BOUNCED OFF ROAD. WENT AROUND HIT TREE IN STEEP TURN. IMPACTED BARRIERS.

## 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 LAX96FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA290), Jul 25, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N57438), Mound House, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the flight instructor's improper in-flight planning/decision by allowing the student pilot to get too low during a simulated emergency landing before initiating a go-around.

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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