# NTSB CEN26LA135: Bellanca 8KCAB, N2663Z, Trinidad, CO, March 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: March 8, 2026, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Coordinates: 37.259224, -104.34086 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2592&lon=-104.3409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Denver FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA135
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202616/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA135

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 8KCAB, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1220801), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2663Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663Z), registered now, S/N 362-78, built 1977 (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-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (registry code 41500, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 362-78
- Year built: 1977
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Departed: TAD, Trinadad, CO
- Destination: TAD, Trinadad, CO
- Airport: TAD, Perry Stokes Airport

## Weather

- Wind: 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KTAD
- METAR: METAR KTAD 081654Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 13/M16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01331156

## 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 20260308002179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260308002179A), Mar 8, 2026: Bellanca 8KCAB, Trinidad, CO, Substantial damage. On March 08, 2026, a Bellanca 8KCAB, incurred substantial damage during the landing rollout at the Perry Stokes Airport (ktad). After touchdown during the…

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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