# NTSB LAX80FUJ05: Bellanca 8KCAB, N5030F, Chino Valley, AZ, October 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Place: Chino Valley, AZ · CHINO VALLEY, AZ
- Location: 34.7575° N, 112.4538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7575&lon=-112.4538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2861  79/10/27 NR.CHINO VALLEY,AZ    BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1640                    N5030F              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 37, 5790 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDSON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHINO VALLEY,AZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5030F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Edwardson Strip

## 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 19791027032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027032989A), Oct 27, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB, Chino Valley, AZ, Destroyed. Acrobatic demonstration. Plt put acft into spin. Failed to recover before groundimpact. Possible medical problem.

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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