# Accident 20150308002349A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Kosciusko, MS, March 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2015, 16:50 local time
- Place: Kosciusko, MS
- Airport: Attala County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0956° N, 89.5600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0956&lon=-89.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7698S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7698S-2017-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-320-E1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,614 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150308002349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA147), Mar 8, 2015: Bellanca 8KCAB (N7698S), Kosciusko, MS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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