- Date
- December 22, 1979
- Place
- San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5032KBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791222041659A
- Case key
- 132138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4024 79/12/22 SAN FERNANDO,CA BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 486 TIME - 1050 N5032K PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FERNANDO,CA SANTA PAULA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 280 17 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- APRX 229LBS OVR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5032K
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Fernando
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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.