# NTSB FTW81FA008: Bellanca 7KCAB, N245JB, Nursery, TX, November 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1980
- Place: Nursery, TX · NURSERY, TX
- Location: 28.9236° N, 97.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nursery, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9236&lon=-97.0986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3084  80/11/18   NURSERY,TX          BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1203                    N245JB              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 6349 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- CONDUCTING PRESOLO INSTRUCTIONAL MANEUVERS,STALLS,RECOVERY PROCEDURES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N245JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245JB-1983-05-26), registration cancelled 1983-05-26, S/N 415-74, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (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 19801118074399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118074399A), Nov 18, 1980: Bbavia 7KCAB, Nursery, TX, Destroyed. Near vertical ground impact in open field. No witnesses. No engine or control defects. Cause unknown.

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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