# NTSB MIA78DKJ91: Bellanca 7KCAB, N333DJ, Jasper, AL, September 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Jasper, AL · JASPER, AL
- Location: 33.8511° N, 87.2683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8511&lon=-87.2683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2990  78/9/17  NR.JASPER,AL          BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 215
        TIME - 1630                    N333DJ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JASPER,AL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N333DJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333DJ-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 18, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker County

## 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 19780917029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917029869A), Sep 17, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, AL, Substantial damage

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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