# NTSB MKC76DCG94: Bellanca 8KCAB, N11FS, Excelsior Spgs, MO, August 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: Excelsior Spgs, MO · EXCELSIOR SPGS, MO
- Location: 39.3399° N, 94.2410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excelsior Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3399&lon=-94.2410&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2264   76/8/6    EXCELSIOR SPGS,MO   BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 620
        TIME - 0815                    N11FS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EXCELSIOR SPGS,MO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME ILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11FS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11FS-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 17-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (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

## 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 19760806022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806022089A), Aug 6, 1976: Blanca 8KCAB, Excelsior Spgs, MO, Substantial damage. Plt became ill.

## Other investigations on N11FS (2)

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.

- [NTSB ERA14LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA178), Mar 30, 2014: Bellanca 8KCAB (N11FS), Bay St Louis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A sudden fuel leak, which resulted in a postlanding fire; the origin of the leak could not be determined due to fire damage.
- [NTSB DEN73FTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE62), Mar 4, 1973: Champion 7KCAB (N11FS), Boulder, CO, 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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