- Date
- November 25, 1979
- Place
- Churchton, MD · CHURCHTON, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N444HGBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791125041329A
- Case key
- 133304
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3666 79/11/25 CHURCHTON,MD BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 4000 TIME - 1145 N444HG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEEP CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HYDE PARK,MD UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSD ACFT PULL-UP FM APRX 150FT,ROLL OVR RWY,NOSE DWN,CRASH.TSTMS NRBY.NO DFNT HRZN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444HG
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Deep Creek
N444HGRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Bellanca 8KCABAirframe modelBellanca 8KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.