# NTSB IAD78FA114: Bellanca 8KCAB, N205HL, Princeton, KY, August 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Princeton, KY · PRINCETON, KY
- Location: 37.1065° N, 87.8849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1065&lon=-87.8849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2788  78/8/10    PRINCETON,KY        BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 419
        TIME - 1910                    N205HL              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANDALIA,IL                 HUNTSVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/01/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N205HL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205HL-1982-09-10), registration cancelled 1982-09-10, S/N 422-78, built 1978 (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

## 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 19780810032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810032409A), Aug 10, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/, Princeton,Ky, KY, Destroyed. Recovery date 10/01/78.

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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