- Date
- March 15, 1977
- Place
- Headland, AL · HEADLAND, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N57479Bellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770315015999A
- Case key
- 152476
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2530 77/3/15 HEADLAND,AL BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1250 N57479 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 46, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEADLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEADLAND,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED 200 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57479
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Headland
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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