# Accident 20110716015969A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Greeley, CO, July 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2011, 11:41 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4372° N, 104.6331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4372&lon=-104.6331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,285 total, 7 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA485) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110716015969A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 16, 2011, A DECATHALON, N731JD, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH DURING LANDING AT THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISITED AT THE 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 CEN11CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA485), Jul 16, 2011: Bellanca 8KCAB (N731JD), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion.

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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