- Date
- June 13, 1982, 14:19 local (19:19 UTC)
- Place
- Mayfield, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N50352Bellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613021569A
- Case key
- 71614
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed while the pilot was performing an aerobatic routine at an airshow. After about 7 minutes in an 8 minute act, the pilot performed an 8-point roll at about 200 ft AGL, then pulled up into a hammerhead stall. After a hammerhead turn to the left, the aircraft entered a spin and crashed. A friend reported that about one month prior to the accident, the pilot had complained of having blackouts while flying aerobatics; however, a pathological examination revealed no medical problems that would have caused a blackout.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50352
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 472-79
- Airframe hours
- 577
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Lazy 8 Flying Club & Sch Inc
- Registered owner
- Lazy 8 Flying Club & Sch Inc
- Departed
- M25 · Mayfield, KY
- Destination
- M25 · Mayfield, KY
- Airport
- M25 · Mayfield Graves Co. (Cty), runway 36, 3,300 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,490 total · 495 in this make and model · 7,359 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.