# NTSB IAD79FA022: Bellanca 8KCAB, N5026C, Wade, NC, December 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Wade, NC · WADE, NC
- Location: 35.1637° N, 78.7397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wade, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1637&lon=-78.7397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3834  78/12/11   WADE,NC             BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 5000
        TIME - 1500                    N5026C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COATES AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADE,NC                     GREENSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT ROLLED AIRCRAFT INVERTED SHORTLY AFTER T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5026C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5026C-1983-03-11), registration cancelled 1983-03-11, S/N 44378 (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: Coates Airstrip

## 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 19781211039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211039379A), Dec 11, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/, Wade, NC, Destroyed. Pilot rolled aircraft inverted shortly after t/o.

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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