- Date
- April 26, 1975
- Place
- Simsbury, CT · SIMSBURY, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9178LBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750426008549A
- Case key
- 146855
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0768 75/4/26 SIMSBURY,CT BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 228 TIME - 1028 N9178L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMSBURY TRI-TOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIMSBURY,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LEVELED OFF HIGH,STALLED,LANDED HARD PROP DUG IN GROUND NOSED OVER COMPLETELY ON BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9178L
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Simsbury Tri-Town
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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.
Other investigations on N9178L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC84LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMahaffey, PAThe acft veered off the prepared landing area in tall weeds and rocks where it nosed over. The plt had changed from a gravel rwy to the dirt one because of downdrafts. The 1st landing on the dirt rwy was made on the wheels and when the tail lowered the plt…NTSB NYC78FNE20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSimsbury, CT