# NTSB DEN80FTK13: Bellanca 8KCAB, N5030N, Spearfish, SD, June 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1980
- Place: Spearfish, SD · SPEARFISH, SD
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTK13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2131  80/6/25    SPEARFISH,SD        BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N5030N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 2065 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKHILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPEARFISH,SD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF,40MPH.IP LWRD NOSE.BOTH ON CTLS DRG TURN TO AVOID OBSTNS.BOTH WEARING EAR MUFFS.D/A 6850FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5030N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5030N-1998-03-17), registration cancelled 1998-03-17, S/N 45779 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane

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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