- Date
- July 2, 1977
- Place
- Ukiah, OR · UKIAH, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N78MLBellanca 8KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770702025159A
- Case key
- 147365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3096 77/7/2 UKIAH,OR BELLANCA 8KCAB CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N78ML PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 30, 596 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UKIAH AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UKIAH,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FIRST AIRSHOW.ENTERED NON-SCHEDULED SPIN AT EST 900FT,RCVRY NOT COMPLETED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78ML
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ukiah 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.