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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bellanca 8KCAB · Kosciusko, MS · March 8, 2015

Date: March 8, 2015 · 16:50 local
Place: Kosciusko, MS
Airport: Attala County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7698S
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15FA147
Reported as: Bellanca 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-320-E1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,614 total

N7698SRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2017 · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 262-76 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBellanca 8KCAB

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What happened

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

According to eye witness statements, one saw the aircraft flying over, then fly over again and crashed. The other eye witness stated he saw the aircraft come over make a 90% turn, the aircraft then stalled. He also stated he saw the pilot try to make corrections with the flight controls, but the aircraft rolled and came straight down. The aircraft was not accessable and engine was in the ground up to the back two cylinders on the left side. Flight controls did show some continuity.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESS STATEMENTS, ONE SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER, THEN FLY OVER AGAIN AND CRASHED. THE OTHER EYE WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT COME OVER MAKE A 90% TURN, THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED. HE ALSO STATED HE SAW THE PILOT TRY TO MAKE CORRECTIONS WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND CAME STRAIGHT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCESSABLE AND ENGINE WAS IN THE GROUND UP TO THE BACK TWO CYLINDERS ON THE LEFT SIDE. FLIGHT CONTROLS DID SHOW SOME CONTINUITY.

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 ERA15FA147Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportKosciusko, MSThe pilot's decision to make a low pass over a lake near trees and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at a low altitude to avoid trees, which resulted in an inadvertent cross-control aerodynamic stall from which he was…Mar 8, 2015 · Substantial damage