# Accident 20040623012209A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Mankato, MN, June 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2217° N, 93.9189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2217&lon=-93.9189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88089-2019-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 205 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040623012209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAXIED TO RUNWAY 22 AND WIND SHIFTED TO RUNWAY 33. TAXIED INTO HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 33 AND WAITED FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT. ANNOUNCED FOR DEPARTURE ON 33, TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND, RAISED THE TAIL AND LEFT WING. DRIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY AND TRIED TO MAINTAIN HORIZONTAL CONTROL. TAIL IMPACTED RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT ENHANCING HORIZONTAL INSTABILITY. BEGAN TO CLIMB, LOST HORIZONTAL STABILITY, IMPACTED ON RIGHT WING TIP, CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI04CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA169), Jun 23, 2004: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88089), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to initiate the flight given the crosswind wind condition. Additional causes were the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his subsequent failure to…

## Other reports on N88089 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760904028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904028199A), Sep 4, 1976: Blanca 8GCBC (N88089), West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Window opened,plt distracted by blowing papers.

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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