# NTSB ATL80FA077: Bellanca 8GCBC, N8652V, Banks, MS, July 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1980
- Place: Banks, MS · BANKS, MS
- Location: 34.8259° N, 90.2298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banks, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8259&lon=-90.2298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2191  80/7/24    BANKS,MS            BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9201
        TIME - 1900                    N8652V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANKS,MS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TRIMMING A RICE FIELD.STRUCK A TREE WHEN DESCENDING INTO A CONFINED AREA.SPRAYING 245-T.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8652V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8652V-1982-10-02), registration cancelled 1982-10-02, S/N 166-75 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800724028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724028329A), Jul 24, 1980: Bbavia 8GCBC, Banks, MS, Destroyed. Ag airplane struck trees during trimming edges of spray field.

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.

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