- Date
- May 2, 1981
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8757VBellanca 8GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125796
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1804 81/5/2 NR.PALMER,AK BELLANCA 8GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 149 TIME - 2200 N8757V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- STRUCK GND BFR RECOVERING FM SPIN.INTENTIONAL SPINS PROHIBITED.BLOOD/COCAINE LVL .07 MCG/ML.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8757V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8757VRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Bellanca 8GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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