# NTSB IAD74AI064: Bellanca 8KCAB, N68559, Scottsville, VA, May 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: Scottsville, VA · SCOTTSVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.8113° N, 78.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8113&lon=-78.4882&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI064-201508

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1709  74/5/24    SCOTTSVILLE,VA      BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 495
        TIME - 1910                    N68559              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSVILLE,VA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- INVERTED FLT.INVERTED CLB ABT VERT ATTITUDE.BEGAN TAIL-SLIDE,ATMPT SPLIT-S OUT.ALT 3-500 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68559](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68559-1974-07-18), registration cancelled 1974-07-18, S/N 42-72 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Little Farm Strip

## 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 19740524015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524015399A), May 24, 1974: Blanca 8KCAB, Scottsville, VA, Destroyed. Inverted flt. Inverted clb abt vert attitude. Began tail-slide,atmpt split-s out. Alt 3-500 ft AGL.

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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