- Date
- August 26, 1981
- Place
- Middletown, KY · MIDDLETOWN, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62983Bellanca 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810826051879A
- Case key
- 124468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2078 81/8/26 MIDDLETOWN,KY BELLANCA 7KCAB CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1454 TIME - 2003 N62983 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOUISVILLE,KY RETURN MIDDLETOWN,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PERFORMED AEROBATICS BFR LNDG ON FARM STRIP.TKOF 10MIN LATER.CRASHED DRG RCVRY FM SNAP ROLL MNVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62983
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clark Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.