# Accident 20230529012999A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Larchwood, IA, May 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Larchwood, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4500° N, 96.4032° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4500&lon=-96.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5038E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5038E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-320 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 42 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529012999A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND, RIGHT WING IMPACTED FIRST CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL ON NOSE AND LEFT WING, COMING TO REST ON BELLY IN CORN FIELD. PASSENGER STATED DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PITCHED UP, THEN DOWN, AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT.

## 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 CEN23LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA205), May 29, 2023: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5038E), Larchwood, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact…

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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