NYC76FHA28

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8KCAB · Sussex, NJ · April 29, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1976
Place
Sussex, NJ · SUSSEX, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N36435Bellanca 8KCAB
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760429010109A
Case key
153698

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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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3-1654  76/4/29    SUSSEX,NJ           BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N36435              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  53, 12600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSSEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSSEX,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
        REMARKS- FAILED ELEVATOR DOWN STOP PREVENTED MOVMENT OF CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N36435
Reported as
Bellanca 8KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sussex

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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.