# NTSB MIA81FA006: Bellanca 8KCAB, N99AM, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1980
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3299  80/10/21 NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FL   BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N99AM               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT LAUDERDALE,FL          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSD ACFT START A ROLL APRX 500 TO 1000FT OVR WTR,THEN ENTER DIVE DRG LAST PART OF MNVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99AM-2013-05-31), registration cancelled 2013-05-31, S/N 29877, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (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 19801021057849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021057849A), Oct 21, 1980: Bbavia 8KCAB, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rolled inverted off shore at a low altitude. Dived into ocean from inverted position.

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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