# NTSB NYC76FHA28: Bellanca 8KCAB, N36435, Sussex, NJ, April 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1976
- Place: Sussex, NJ · SUSSEX, NJ
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36435-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 110-73, built 1973 (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
- Airport: Sussex

## 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 19760429010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760429010109A), Apr 29, 1976: Blanca 8KCAB, Sussex, NJ, Destroyed. Failed elevator down stop prevented movment of control.

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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