# Accident 20011202031379A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Long Beach, CA, December 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8178° N, 118.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8178&lon=-118.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50554-2002-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011202031379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 2, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOTS WERE PRACTICING A 4-POINT ROLL IN A BELLANCA 8KCAB, N50554. AFTER THE MANEUVER WAS COMPLETED, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED DOWN BETWEEN 20-30 DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZON. THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO THE AFT POSITION, AND ALSO THE AIRCRAFT TRIM CONTROLS. BOTH ATTEMPTS FAILED. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ORDERED STUDENT TO BAIL OUT. BOTH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT BAILED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE OCEAN. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUFFERS FROM A BROKEN LEG, RIGHT SIDE; STUDENT HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AT SEA.

## 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 LAX02LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA037), Dec 2, 2001: Bellanca 8KCAB (N50554), Long Beach, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of aircraft control while maneuvering 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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