- Date
- April 26, 1982, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fairfield, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5035NBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820426011529A
- Case key
- 70655
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he intended to fly down the runway to have a photographer take pictures to be used in publicity for airshows. After several passes (one inverted), the pilot landed to talk with the photographer. The photographer stated they agreed that a slow roll provided the most possibilities for a good picture. The pilot took off and circled the field to begin the pass from the south. Reportedly, he was to start the maneuver from about 100 ft. after starting a slow roll, the nose dropped, and subsequently, the plane crashed. No preimpact malfunctions of failures of the aircraft or engine were found. The wind was reported to be gusting to 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5035N
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 470-79
- Airframe hours
- 763
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Don E. French
- Registered owner
- Don E. French
- Departed
- FFL · Fairfield, IA
- Destination
- FFL · Fairfield, IA
- Airport
- FFL · Fairfield Municipal, runway 35, 4,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,803 total · 1,160 in this make and model · 2,803 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.