# Accident 19981009028789A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Superior, WI, October 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6709° N, 92.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6709&lon=-92.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924TA-1998-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981009028789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AND STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT. AIRCRAFT LANDED 30 FEET BEYOND MOUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND FATAL INJURIES TO PILOT. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND IS CONTINUING. AMENDENTS TO FOLLOW.

## 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 CHI99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA007), Oct 9, 1998: Bellanca 8KCAB (N924TA), Superior, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining clearance with the terrain, and his improper decision to enter maneuvers too close to the terrain. Factors contributing to this accident were the aerobatic maneuvers, the…

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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