# Accident 19961214039359A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Eagle Point, OR, December 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1996, 15:20 local time
- Place: Eagle Point, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4598° N, 122.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4598&lon=-122.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278ML-2015-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360H1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 19 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214039359A

## Narrative

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

CFI UNABLE RECOVER FROM INVERTED TRAINING SPIN. STUDENT BAILED OUT. CFI REMAINED IN SEAT. AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WT.

## 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 SEA97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA037), Dec 14, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N278ML), Eagle Point, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the first pilot (flight instructor) to initiate proper aircraft control, and his failure to perform the adequate remedial action to recover from an intentional inverted spin.

## Other reports on N278ML (1)

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

- [Incident 19790621016659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016659I), Jun 21, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N278ML), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Right rear window panel blown out during execution of a cuban 8

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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