# NTSB IAD78DKM12: Bellanca 7KCAB, N57600, Morganton, NC, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Morganton, NC · MORGANTON, NC
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1715   78/6/4    MORGANTON,NC        BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1215                    N57600              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1302 TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTON-LENOIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTON,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT LUNGED FORWARD DRG ENG START.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N57600 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir

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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