- Date
- April 29, 1978
- Place
- Simsbury, CT · SIMSBURY, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9178LBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780429007589A
- Case key
- 142365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0943 78/4/29 SIMSBURY,CT BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 427 TIME - 1152 N9178L PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMSBURY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SIMSBURY,CT RETURN PLAINVILLE,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9178L
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Simsbury
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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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 NYC75FNE33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSimsbury, CT