- Date
- June 5, 1988, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Geyserville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5061WBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880605022799A
- Case key
- 25760
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an aerobatic maneuver in front of family and friends the pilot entered an intentional spin starting at approximately 500 ft AGL. The aircraft collided with the ground in a nose low, wings level attitude. Witnesses stated that the aircraft did not appear to have any problems prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5061W
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 575 79
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Munro L. Lyeth
- Registered owner
- Monro L Lyeth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- 060 · Cloverdale, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,335 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,074 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STS, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.