# Accident 20171121019669A: Bellanca 8KCAB, El Dorado Sprin, MO, November 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2017, 14:40 local time
- Place: El Dorado Sprin, MO
- Airport: El Dorado Springs Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8556° N, 94.0008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8556&lon=-94.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62979, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62979) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171121019669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER TOOK THE AIRCRAFT 0N A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THERE WAS A STRONG CROSSWIND, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA055), Nov 21, 2017: Bellanca 8KCAB (N62979), El Dorado, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N62979 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751108036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108036629A), Nov 8, 1975: Blanca 8KCAB (N62979), Minot, ND, Substantial damage

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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