# Accident 20070903021639A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Mammoth Lakes, CA, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 09:26 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6678° N, 119.1336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6678&lon=-119.1336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240R-2009-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB-180 (registry code 1220802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE FLYING "M" RANCH AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HRS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2007. HE NEVER RETURNED AND AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH HAS NOT PRODUCED ANY INFORMATION. THIS REPORT IS BEING GENERATED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS PER FAA ORDER 8020.11B, CHAPTER 5, PARAGRAPH 230, ITEM A (3) INDICATES....."(3)FAA FROM 8020-23 SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO INDICATE AN AIRCRAFT IS MISSING. ALL PERSONS ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT MISSING 30 DAYS OR MORE WILL BE CONSIDERED FATALITIES. AN AMENDED FAA FORM 8020-23 SHALL BE SUBMITTED AFTER 30 DAYS TO REPORT THE FATALITIES." (-23 AMENDMENT) ON OCTOBER 1, 2008, THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT THE 10,138 FOOT LEVEL IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND THE NTSB HAS REOPENED THE INVESTIGATION. A REVISED REPORT AND A DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE WILL BE ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS POSTED PRIOR TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE WRECKAGE. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 1130 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 8KCAB-180 (SUPER DECATHLON), N240R, WAS REPORTED OVERDUE/MISSING NEAR YERINGTON, NEVADA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE FLYING M HUNTING CLUB INC. AND WAS LOANED TO THE PILOT FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT BETWEEN 0820 AND 0830. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 SEA07FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA277), Sep 3, 2007: Bellanca 8KCAB-180 (N240R), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the downdrafts, high density altitude, and mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N240R (1)

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

- [Incident 20070527007619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070527007619I), May 27, 2007: Bbavia 8KCAB (N240R), Yerington, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot on performing a landing and during roll out was hit by a large "dust devil" that caused lateral loss of control. Aircraft veered off to left…

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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