# NTSB CHI81FA041: Bellanca 8KCAB, N2754Z, Maria Stein, OH, April 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1981
- Place: Maria Stein, OH · MARIA STEIN, OH
- Location: 40.4003° N, 84.4792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maria Stein, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4003&lon=-84.4792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0856   81/4/2    MARIA STEIN,OH      BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 361
        TIME - 0700                    N2754Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIQUA,OH                    ROUND ROBIN & RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT FISHTAILING DRNG HORIZONTAL FLT BFR IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2754Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754Z-1984-07-06), registration cancelled 1984-07-06, S/N 369-78 (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 19810402015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402015089A), Apr 2, 1981: Bbavia 8KCAB, Maria Stein, OH, Destroyed. Indicates loss of control during practice aerobatics. Cause unknown. No mechanical defects indicated.

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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