# Accident 20051121028719A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Calhan, CO, November 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0508° N, 104.1711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0508&lon=-104.1711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70MT-2006-05-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,339 total, 1,081 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051121028719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HRS MST, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION, MODEL 8KCAB, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 7 MILES EAST OF CALHAN, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A PUBLISHED FLIGHT PLAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT (00V), COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 DEN06FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA018), Nov 21, 2005: American Champion 8KCAB (N70MT), Calhan, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, and the resultant stall/spin.

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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