# NTSB ATL82FLQ06: Bellanca 8KCAB, N50352, Mayfield, KY, June 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1982, 14:19 local (19:19 UTC)
- Place: Mayfield, KY
- Location: 36.7696° N, 88.5847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (M25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7696&lon=-88.5847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLQ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLQ06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command
  - stall/spin - performed, pilot in command
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50352-2014-12-17), registration cancelled 2014-12-17, S/N 472-79, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 472-79
- Airframe hours: 577
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820613021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613021569A), Jun 13, 1982: Bbavia 8KCAB, Mayfield, KY, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in during low level air show acrobatics. A friend reported pilot had blacked out during acrobatics

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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