- Date
- October 5, 1988, 13:42 local (20:42 UTC)
- Place
- Alpine, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5508HBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881005044489A
- Case key
- 26269
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he had just recovered from a one turn spin and was in level flight when he felt the airplane pitch up. He added a small amount of nose down trim and the airplane pitched down. He stated that at this point 'things did not feel right'. He pulled back on the stick and it did not move well, nor would it control the airplane. After trying to determine the reason for the problem and a attempt to turn towards a possible landing area, the pilot decided to egress from the airplane. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and collided with the terrain. An examination of the wreckage was conducted by FAA inspectors at the scene of the accident. Most of the wreckage was destroyed by impact, however those control mechanisms that were not destroyed were found to be in working order. The control stick was broken at the attach point, however an examination revealed that the stick was broken during impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5508H
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 43178
- Airframe hours
- 1,579
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William P. Oglesby III
- Registered owner
- Oglesby, William P. III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- SEE · El Cajon, 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
- 43
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 758 total · 272 in this make and model · 574 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.