# Accident 19960905026199A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Iliamna, AK, September 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8493° N, 154.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8493&lon=-154.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8648V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8648V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026199A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DEPARTING REMOTE STRIP IN SEVERE TURBULENT SURFACE WIND. IMPACTED LEVEL AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE.

## 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 ANC96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA146), Sep 5, 1996: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8648V), Iliamna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and inadequate compensation for wind conditions. The adverse weather condition was a related factor.

## Other reports on N8648V (1)

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

- [Incident 19790804031089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804031089I), Aug 4, 1979: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8648V), Leitchfield, KY, Minor damage. Spray pilot struck newly strung farmers wire.

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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