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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bellanca 8KCAB · Bay St Louis, MS · March 30, 2014

Date: March 30, 2014 · 14:35 local
Place: Bay St Louis, MS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N11FS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA178
Reported as: Bellanca 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 940 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N11FSRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 17-72 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBellanca 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 3/30/2014 the pilot of N11FS was doing touch and go landings a stennis airport in bay st. Louis, MS (hsa). He was in the process of doing his last touch and go before returning to his home base at shade tree airport (MS82) north of gulfport, MS. The pilot was at approxiately 200 feet, when he smelt a sudden fuel odor. Looking down he saw fuel between his feet. He immediately shut off the magneto switches and power switch. He nose the aircraft over and landing on the runway. He was able to taxi off the runway to the hold short line. At that point the pilot saw the aircraft catch fire and he exited with minor burns. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/30/2014 THE PILOT OF N11FS WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS A STENNIS AIRPORT IN BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (HSA). HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING HIS LAST TOUCH AND GO BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE AT SHADE TREE AIRPORT (MS82) NORTH OF GULFPORT, MS. THE PILOT WAS AT APPROXIATELY 200 FEET, WHEN HE SMELT A SUDDEN FUEL ODOR. LOOKING DOWN HE SAW FUEL BETWEEN HIS FEET. HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE MAGNETO SWITCHES AND POWER SWITCH. HE NOSE THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT SAW THE AIRCRAFT CATCH FIRE AND HE EXITED WITH MINOR BURNS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA178Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBay St Louis, MSA sudden fuel leak, which resulted in a postlanding fire; the origin of the leak could not be determined due to fire damage.Mar 30, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N11FS · 2

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

Accident 19760806022089ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Excelsior Spgs, MOPlt became ill.Aug 6, 1976 · Substantial damage Accident 19730304006159ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Boulder, COAcft veered off rwy into soft dirt.Mar 4, 1973 · Reported as Blanca 7KCAB · Substantial damage