# Accident 19960803020719A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Pittsburgh, PA, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 16:18 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4699° N, 79.9507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4699&lon=-79.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2552Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552Z-1999-02-17) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 19 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020719A

## Narrative

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

LANDED OFF SIDE RUNWAY. TRIED CORRECT BY GOING AROUND AND REGAIN RUNWAY. STALLED. WING HIT GROUND. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 NYC96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA161), Aug 3, 1996: American Champion 8KCAB (N2552Z), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain alignment with the runway, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing, which resulted in the inadvertent stall/mush, and collision…

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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