# Accident 20000629007249A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Bend, OR, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 10:05 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0706° N, 121.2507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0706&lon=-121.2507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31286-2008-10-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629007249A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DOING TOUCH AND GO'S HIT HARD AND FLAT. BLEW OUT TAIL WHEEL, WENT OFF OF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND HIT VASI LIGHT. DAMAGE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, STRUT AND BENT EMPENAGE.  INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  NO 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 SEA00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA118), Jun 29, 2000: Bellanca 8KCAB (N31286), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper preflight preflight planning/preparation by the pilot-in-command. Factors included a worn tailwheel tire and the VASI lighting system.

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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