# NTSB DEN81FA039: Bellanca 8KCAB, N31258, Langdon, ND, June 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1981
- Place: Langdon, ND · LANGDON, ND
- Location: 48.7622° N, 98.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langdon, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7622&lon=-98.3753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3606   81/6/5  NR.LANGDON,ND         BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N31258              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 42, 9920 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LANGDON,ND                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- AEROBATIC PROFICIENCY FLT WITNESSED BY FAA OPS INSP.SLOW ROLL AT 50FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31258](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31258-1983-11-07), registration cancelled 1983-11-07, S/N 49-72, built 1972 (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 19810605084409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605084409A), Jun 5, 1981: Bbavia 8KCAB, Langdon, ND, Destroyed. Acrobatic pilot crashed while executing a slow roll 50 feet AGL. Demostration flight for an air show waiver.

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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