# Accident 20051010023569A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Oroville, CA, October 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2005, 14:35 local time
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4861° N, 121.6069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4861&lon=-121.6069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943D-2008-05-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051010023569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2005, AT ABOUT 1435, AN AMERICAN 8KKCAB, N943D, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 12 OF THE OROVILLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY WOUNDED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX06FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA005), Oct 10, 2005: American Champion 8KCAB (N943D), Oroville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor and the private pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting a return to runway maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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