- Date
- June 18, 1978
- Place
- Brady, TX · BRADY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5541KBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780618016209A
- Case key
- 141285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1540 78/6/18 BRADY,TX BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 240 TIME - 2030 N5541K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADY,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- HIT GROUND DRG RECOVERY.FLT MANUAL STATES ACFT WILL LOSE 1000FT PER 3 TURNS OF A SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5541K
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5541KRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Bellanca 8KCABAirframe modelBellanca 8KCABEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 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.