# Accident 19960818023049A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Waterford, OH, August 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1996, 19:15 local time
- Place: Waterford, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5102° N, 81.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5102&lon=-81.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88428) (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 IO320E1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023049A

## Narrative

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

FUEL AFT STICK ON LIFTOFF. STALLED. IMPACTED OFF AIRPORT. PILOTS LAST MEDICAL 1989. RECENT PILOT TIMES UNKNOWN. (-23) AFTER TAKE-OFF, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER; TRIED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD, LEFT LANDING GEAR FAILED AND BENT THE PROPELLER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO FIRE.

## 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 IAD96LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA137), Aug 18, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N88428), Waterford, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to abruptly maneuver the airplane with insufficient altitude to recover.

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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