# Accident 20200521007429A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Rainbow City, AL, May 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2020, 19:45 local time
- Place: Rainbow City, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8822° N, 86.0728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8822&lon=-86.0728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68555-2023-05-27) (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: 438 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200521007429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, ELECTING TO EXECUTE AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT INTENIONALLY STAYED HIGH ON FINAL TO CLEAR WIRES, THEN WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO RUNNING INTO TREE LINE ON FAR SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA.

## 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 ERA20LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA194), May 22, 2020: Bellanca 8KCAB (N68555), Rainbow City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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