# Accident 20140330004889A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Bay St Louis, MS, March 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2014, 14:35 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3678° N, 89.4547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3678&lon=-89.4547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11FS-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140330004889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA178), Mar 30, 2014: Bellanca 8KCAB (N11FS), Bay St Louis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A sudden fuel leak, which resulted in a postlanding fire; the origin of the leak could not be determined due to fire damage.

## Other reports on N11FS (2)

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

- [Accident 19760806022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806022089A), Aug 6, 1976: Blanca 8KCAB (N11FS), Excelsior Spgs, MO, Substantial damage. Plt became ill.
- [Accident 19730304006159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730304006159A), Mar 4, 1973: Blanca 7KCAB (N11FS), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Acft veered off rwy into soft dirt.

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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