# NTSB MKC78FA008: Bellanca 8KCAB, N12PG, Inwood, IA, November 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1977
- Place: Inwood, IA · INWOOD, IA
- Location: 43.3092° N, 96.4344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inwood, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3092&lon=-96.4344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3820  77/11/28   INWOOD,IA           BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2764
        TIME - 1440                    N12PG               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANTON, SD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12PG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12PG-1978-02-22), registration cancelled 1978-02-22, S/N 236-76, built 1976 (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

## 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 19771128039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771128039729A), Nov 28, 1977: Blanca 8KCAB, Inwood, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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