# Accident 19970502007589A: Bbavia 8KCAB, New Smyrna Beac, FL, May 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1997, 13:13 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0202° N, 80.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0202&lon=-80.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5057F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5057F-1998-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502007589A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS REPORT ENGINE MISSING. STALLED CRASHED FROM LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. BOGUS MIXTURE REPIARS. PILOT LEFT SUICIDE NOT (-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED FLYING LOW, TURNED UPSIDE DOWN & CRASHED IN WOODED AREA.  WITNESS INDICATED ENGINE POWER LOSS.  NO CORRECTIVE ACTION: PILOT FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 MIA97FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA152), May 2, 1997: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5057F), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an in flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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