- Date
- September 30, 1979
- Place
- Alma, IL · ALMA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N499ACBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790930030239A
- Case key
- 133378
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2499 79/9/30 ALMA,IL BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1520 N499AC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 27, 4956 TOTAL HOURS, 130 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALMA,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- DURING TKOF FROM RLA,ACFT OBSERVED TO PULL UP,ENTER HAMMERHEAD TYPE MANEUVER & HIT GND DRG RCVRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N499AC
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pittsport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.