- Date
- April 2, 1979
- Place
- Malibu, CA · MALIBU, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5501UBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790402020549A
- Case key
- 137178
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1788 79/4/2 NR.MALIBU,CA BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 388 TIME - 0928 N5501U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5501U
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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