# NTSB FTW78FA062: Bellanca 8KCAB, N68513, Lake Dallas, TX, July 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX · LAKE DALLAS, TX
- Location: 33.1278° N, 97.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Dallas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1278&lon=-97.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68513-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 24-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, 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 19780722026699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722026699A), Jul 22, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/, Lake Dallas, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilots blood alcohol lvl 130MG .

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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