# Accident 19970115000479A: Bbavia 8KCAB, La Porte, TX, January 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1997, 15:10 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6591° N, 95.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6591&lon=-95.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5062P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5062P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 257 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970115000479A

## Narrative

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

CONTROL PROBLEMS DURING AEROBATICS. ELEVATORS JAMMED. IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY.SHOULDER HARNESS BUCKLE JAMMED ELVATOR (-23) ON 01/15/97, BELLANCA MODEL 8KCAB, N5062P, CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AT LAPORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAPORTE, TEXAS. PILOT NOTIFIED THE OPERATOR BY RADIO THAT HE HAD LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TRIM, BUT COULD CONTROL PITCH AND ALTITUDE WITH POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, ON A HIGHWAY, BOUNCED, WENT THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, IMPACTED A FIRE HYDRANT, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, DURING THE INVESTIGATION A METAL BUCKLE WAS FOUND LODGED BETWEEN A FUSELAGE LONGERON AND THE ELEVATOR BELL CRANK, JAMMING THE CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA083), Jan 15, 1997: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5062P), Laporte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diminished ability to maintain control of the airplane due to a jammed elevator control as result of inadequate maintenance procedures by the operator's mechanic.

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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