NYC75AN033

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8KCAB · S Weymouth, MA · September 8, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 8, 1974
Place
S Weymouth, MA · S WEYMOUTH, MA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N86589Bellanca 8KCAB
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740908034039A
Case key
138898

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3099   74/9/8    S WEYMOUTH,MASS     BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 562
        TIME - 1315                    N86589              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAAS S WEYMOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          S WEYMOUTH,MASS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AUTH LMTD 500FT AGL.AFTR SPIN ROTATION STOPPED ACFT OBSVD HALF TWIST BFR ALMOST VERT DSCNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N86589
Reported as
Bellanca 8KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Naas S Weymouth

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.