# NTSB MIA75FKJ28: Bellanca 8GCBC, N86912, Meridianville, AL, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Meridianville, AL · MERIDIANVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.8764° N, 86.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridianville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8764&lon=-86.5804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2770  74/8/18  NR.MERIDIANVILLE,ALA  BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 750
        TIME - 1720                    N86912              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MERIDIANVILLE,ALA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  750                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO WITNESS TO CRASH COULD BE FOUND.ACFT CONSUMED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86912](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86912-1974-10-11), registration cancelled 1974-10-11, S/N 26-74 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740818028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818028329A), Aug 18, 1974: Blanca 7HC, Meridianville, AL, Destroyed. No witness to crash could be found. Acft consumed by fire.

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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