# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 8KCAB-180

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 SEA07FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA277.md): Bellanca 8KCAB-180 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2007 · N240R · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the downdrafts, high density altitude, and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB FTW85FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA034.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · El Reno, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1984 · N5064L · Destroyed
  > The acft was destroyed on impact with the ground after being observed by ground witnesses to go out of control during anaerobatic maneuver. There was a difference of opinions as to what happened. One witness described the ground collision having been from an…
- [NTSB CHI79FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV35.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Alma, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 30, 1979 · N499AC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA038.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Malibu, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 2, 1979 · N5501U · Destroyed

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220802

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