# NTSB IAD76FIA08: Bellanca 7KCAB, N53743, Woodstock, VA, December 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1975
- Place: Woodstock, VA · WOODSTOCK, VA
- Location: 38.8721° N, 78.5171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8721&lon=-78.5171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3899  75/12/24   WOODSTOCK,VA        BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N53743              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 6352 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW MARKET,VA               WOODSTOCK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- IMPROPER STORAGE OF NAVIGATION KIT IN REAR SEAT. KIT BLOCKED REAR SEAT FLT CONTROL MOVEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53743](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53743-2013-10-31), registration cancelled 2013-10-31, S/N 536-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (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: 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 19751224040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751224040459A), Dec 24, 1975: Blanca 7HC, Woodstock, VA, Destroyed. Improper storage of navigation kit in rear seat. Kit blocked rear seat flt control movement.

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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