# Accident 19970303002059A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Alpine, CA, March 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1997, 14:38 local time
- Place: Alpine, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8428° N, 116.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8428&lon=-116.7554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5027F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5027F) (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 AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total, 107 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970303002059A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER SPIN RECOVERY. SMELLED FUEL. GROUND LOOPED INTO FENCE LANDING ON ROAD. FUEL CONTAMINATION FOUND.

## 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 LAX97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA117), Mar 3, 1997: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5027F), Alpine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by an obstruction in the fuel vapor return system. An additional causal finding is the failure of maintenance personnel to properly troubleshoot a…

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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