# NTSB FTW76FQG94: Bellanca 8KCAB, N7639S, Acuff, TX, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Acuff, TX · ACUFF, TX
- Location: 33.5951° N, 101.6202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acuff, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5951&lon=-101.6202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2338  76/8/14    ACUFF,TX            BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1165
        TIME - 1900                    N7639S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACUFF,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- HIT GRND DRG SPIN RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7639S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7639S-2020-12-08), registration cancelled 2020-12-08, S/N 249-76, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (registry code 41500, reciprocating) (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 19760814026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814026109A), Aug 14, 1976: Blanca 8KCAB, Acuff, TX, Substantial damage. Hit grnd drg spin recovery.

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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