# NTSB CHI76FET40: Bellanca 8KCAB, N53803, Galien, MI, June 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1976
- Place: Galien, MI · GALIEN, MI
- Location: 41.8015° N, 86.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galien, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8015&lon=-86.4996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FET40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1771  76/6/19    GALIEN,MI           BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3468
        TIME - 1206                    N53803              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE OAKS,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53803](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53803-1976-09-07), registration cancelled 1976-09-07, S/N 21475 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760619021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760619021549A), Jun 19, 1976: Blanca 8KCAB, Galien, MI, Destroyed

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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