# NTSB IAD74DID15: Bellanca 8KCAB, N90975, Charlottesvlle, VA, September 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Charlottesvlle, VA · CHARLOTTESVLLE, VA
- Location: 38.0377° N, 78.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlottesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-78.4854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DID15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3788  73/9/23  NR.CHARLOTTESVLLE,VA  BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 475
        TIME - 1600                    N90975              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIFFANY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,MD               CHARLOTTESVLLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- STRUCK POST LAYING IN TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90975](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90975), registered now, S/N 65-73 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tiffany

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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