# Accident 20000615008199A: Bbavia 8KCAB, San Jose, CA, June 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2000, 12:25 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2314° N, 121.6658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2314&lon=-121.6658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8659V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8659V-2003-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000615008199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A HILLY AND GRASSY AREA ON PRIVATE PROPERTY (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION) APPROX. 11 NM EAST-SOUTH EAST OF REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CA. THE PILOT WAS RENTING THE A/C FROM AMELIA REID AVIATION AT REID HILL VIEW AIRPORT AT 1100 PDT ON JUNE 15, 2000. THE A/C WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO BE CONDUCTING AEROBATIC MANUEVERS OVER THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C WAS REPORTED AS OVERDUE ON JUNE 16, 2000. THE A/C WRECKAGE AND DECEASED PILOT WERE FOUND BY COMPANY EMPLOYEES AT 0930 PDT ON JUNE 16, 2000.

## 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 LAX00FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA231), Jun 15, 2000: Bellanca 8KCAB (N8659V), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons while intentionally performing an aerobatic maneuver.

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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