# NTSB IAD74AI037: Bellanca 7KCAB, N711RD, Munfordville, KY, December 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Munfordville, KY · MUNFORDVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.2785° N, 85.8994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munfordville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2785&lon=-85.8994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3796  73/12/29 NR.MUNFORDVILLE,KY    BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 507
        TIME - 1156                    N711RD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOUISVILLE,KY               ATLANTA,GA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FSS ADZD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711RD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711RD-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 335-72 (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 19731229042729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229042729A), Dec 29, 1973: Blanca 7KCAB, Munfordville, KY, Destroyed. Fss adzd VFR flt not recommended.

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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