# Accident 20000708037299A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Capron, IL, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Capron, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3890° N, 88.7396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3890&lon=-88.7396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8739V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8739V-2000-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708037299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH TO SOUTH AND AFTER IT PASSED OVER A POWER LINE, THE AIRPLANE DIVED TO PICK UP SPEED. THE AIRPLANE THEN PULLED UP AND ATTEMPTED A ROLL. AFTER COMPLETING 90 % OF THE ROLL THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND AT A UPRIGHT, NOSE DOWN ANGLE AND IN A RIGHT BANK.

## 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 CHI00FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA186), Jul 8, 2000: Bellanca 8KCAB (N8739V), Capron, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot attempting an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude and the pilot not maintaining clearance from the terrain. A factor to the accident was the pilot disregarding the federal aviation…

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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