SEA77FA003

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8KCAB · Billings, MT · October 21, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 21, 1976
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N11705Bellanca 8KCAB
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761021036149A
Case key
156011

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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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3-2956  76/10/21   BILLINGS,MT         BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4140
        TIME - 1030                    N11705              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAINS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AFTER T/O ACFT PULLED UP INTO A LOOP FROM WHICH THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALT TO RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N11705
Reported as
Bellanca 8KCAB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Blains Airstrip

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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.