# NTSB FTW78FRG51: Bellanca 8KCAB, N5541K, Brady, TX, June 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: Brady, TX · BRADY, TX
- Location: 31.1154° N, 99.3459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brady, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1154&lon=-99.3459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541K-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 395-78, built 1978 (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-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, 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 19780618016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618016209A), Jun 18, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/, Brady, TX, Destroyed. Hit ground drg recovery. Flt manual states acft will lose 1000FT p turns of a spin.

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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