- Date
- March 17, 1984, 16:19 local (22:19 UTC)
- Place
- Kiefer, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5502VBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840317058649A
- Case key
- 21109
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was destroyed as it spun into the ground after having been observed doing aerobatics between 800 and 1500 AGL. The maneuvers included barrel rolls and hammerhead stalls. The last maneuver ended in a spin that was said to last ABOUT5 turns before impact. The acft impacted in a nose low right wing leading attitude. A calculaton of the acft wt & balance showed that the CG was at the aft edge of the allowable envelope for aerobatics. The plt who flew the acft an hour before the accident flt did not reveal any deficiencies. Positive control is necessary for spin recovery in this acft as oppossed to the C-150/152 which the plt was experienced in.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5502V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 410-78
- Airframe hours
- 919
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arlan Nuss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1983 · 261 hours before
- Departed
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Private, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,846 total · 32 in this make and model · 138 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.