# NTSB IAD78FID09: Bellanca 8KCAB, N68546, Mechanicsville, VA, June 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: Mechanicsville, VA · MECHANICSVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.6299° N, 77.3548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mechanicsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6299&lon=-77.3548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FID09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1897  78/6/24    MECHANICSVILLE,VA   BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N68546              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 816 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MECHANICSVILLE,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DISC IN CENTER OF RT MUFFLER SEPARATED FROM TUBE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68546](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68546-1982-05-17), registration cancelled 1982-05-17, S/N 39-72 (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: Hanover Park

## 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 19780624018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624018489A), Jun 24, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, Mechanicsville, VA, Destroyed. Disc in center of rt muffler separated from tube.

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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