- Date
- May 26, 1984, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- New Bern, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5030JBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840526019439A
- Case key
- 6467
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Altitude - not maintainedCause
Low pass - performedCause
Analysis
The plt was performing a low level fly-by simulating an inexperienced flyers erratic maneuvers when the acft fell vertically to the ground and bounced into a fence before it came to rest in a field. The plt said he hit a down draft at a tree line. The fly-by was part of an air show.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5030J
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 451-78
- Airframe hours
- 325
- Engine
- Lycoming AEI-O-360-HIA, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Work-N-Show
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 11, 1983 · 325 hours before
- Airport
- Simmons Nott, runway 15, 4,000 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 30,000 total · 575 in this make and model · 26,035 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Observed at
- EWN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.