# Accident 20041219033249A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Texas City, TX, December 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2004, 12:42 local time
- Place: Texas City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4172° N, 94.9981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4172&lon=-94.9981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992RS-2006-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-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 DFW05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041219033249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED AT LOW ALTITUDE IN INVERTED FLIGHT. PILOT APPARENTLY ATTEMPTED TO ROLL UPRIGHT BUT ONE WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND CRASHED.

## 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 DFW05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA041), Dec 19, 2004: American Champion 8KCAB (N992RS), Texas City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain while performing aerobatics at a low altitude.

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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