# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 8KCAB, 1978

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB IAD79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA022.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Wade, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 11, 1978 · N5026C · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA051.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Truckee, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 1, 1978 · N4180Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79FUQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ05.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Los Alamos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N76KF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA002.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 12, 1978 · N88321 · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA043.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Caruthers, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 18, 1978 · N5506Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA068.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Elcentro, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 18, 1978 · N68557 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA114.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Princeton, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 10, 1978 · N205HL · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID18.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Norfolk, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1978 · N5537K · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA062.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Lake Dallas, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 22, 1978 · N68513 · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD48.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Sonoma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1978 · N8734V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DPG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG48.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Tupelo, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1978 · N1159E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID09.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Mechanicsville, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1978 · N68546 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG51.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Brady, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 18, 1978 · N5541K · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA047.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Green River, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 8, 1978 · N777DW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA033-140593.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 2, 1978 · N57463 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC78FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE20.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Simsbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1978 · N9178L · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1978
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220801'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220801&year=1978

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