- Date
- August 7, 1988, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Quaker Street, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2502ZBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880807030669A
- Case key
- 36203
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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.
Analysis
The Bellanca 8KCAB was making a takeoff when it veered to the right. The right main landing gear contacted a rock wall covered by weeds and the aircraft veered further right coming to rest on the right side of the runway. The pilot was unable to explain the loss of directional control. The FAA established flight control continuity and concluded that airworthiness of the aircraft did not appear to be a factor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2502Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 328-77
- Airframe hours
- 1,450
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gordon Folts
- Registered owner
- Joe Decathlon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 29, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 1B8 · Canastota, NY
- Destination
- 7B7 · Duansburg, NY
- Airport
- 7B7 · Knox, runway 9, 2,400 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,206 total · 5 in this make and model · 1,077 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N2502Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.