- Date
- September 8, 1984, 10:54 local (14:54 UTC)
- Place
- Wilmot, NH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86859Bellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19840908047509A
- Case key
- 35365
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Abrupt maneuver
Aerobatics - initiatedFactor
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Wing,skin - separationCause
Design stress limits of aircraft - exceededCause
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Witnesses saw a rt wing section separate when the acft was in a loop. The acft descended and crashed afterwards. The investigation disclosed the pilot had previous aerobatic experience in gliders. No records were disclosed revealing pilot flight time in powered acft. The acft was placarded for no loops. The acft was not aerobatic certified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86859
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7/74
- Airframe hours
- 435
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-360-C2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kearsarge Soaring Association
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1984 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- New London, NH
- Airport
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 841 total · 11 in this make and model · 718 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LEB, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.