# NTSB LAX81FUJ11: Bellanca 8KCAB, N50409, Bouse, AZ, November 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1980
- Place: Bouse, AZ · BOUSE, AZ
- Location: 33.9325° N, 114.0058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bouse, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9325&lon=-114.0058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3702  80/11/27   BOUSE,AZ            BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 428
        TIME - 1740                    N50409              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOUSE,AZ                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50409](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50409-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 495-79, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (registry code 41500, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dirt 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 19801127071749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801127071749A), Nov 27, 1980: Bbavia 8KCAB, Bouse, AZ, Substantial damage. Stalled on takeoff climb. Aircraft dove into the ground. Pilot died 2 months later from accident injuries.

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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