# NTSB MKC75AK013: Bellanca 8KCAB, N41806, Papillion, NE, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Papillion, NE · PAPILLION, NE
- Location: 41.1434° N, 96.0784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Papillion, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-96.0784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2759  74/8/18    PAPILLION,NEBR      BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2617
        TIME - 1125                    N41806              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIXON PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAPILLION,NEBR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- MEDICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES PLT HAD MODERATE TO SEVERE ATHEROSCLER0SIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41806](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41806-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 118-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dixon Private

## 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 19740818029359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818029359A), Aug 18, 1974: Blanca 8KCAB, Papillion, NE, Destroyed. Medical evidence indicates plt had moderate to severe ATHEROSCLER0SIS.

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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