# Accident 19961020033129A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Ledbetter, KY, October 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ledbetter, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0395° N, 88.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0395&lon=-88.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5029G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5029G) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020033129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT RUNWAY, TRIED GO AROUND, STALLED CAUSING RIGHT WING HIT GROUND. CART WHEELED INTO TREE IN YARD. (-23) PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AFTER ATTEMPTED LANDING IN OPEN AREA. PILOT STATED HE STALLED AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM LANDING DIRECTION WITH THE RIGHT WING COMING TO A STOP IN/AGAINST A TREE. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER.  NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 IAD97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA010), Oct 20, 1996: Bellanca BL28 (N5029G), Ledbetter, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in executing a go-around, and his failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.

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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