- Date
- July 22, 1978
- Place
- Lake Dallas, TX · LAKE DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68513Bellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780722026699A
- Case key
- 140733
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2102 78/7/22 LAKE DALLAS,TX BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1735 N68513 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 42, 11250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE DALLAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 130MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68513
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N68513Registration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Bellanca 8KCABAirframe modelBellanca 8KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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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.