# NTSB SEA83FA042: Bellanca 8KCAB, N29757, Sunriver, OR, January 14, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 13, 1983, 16:10 local (Jan 14, 1983, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Sunriver, OR
- Coordinates: 44.069396, -121.249984 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0694&lon=-121.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83FA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39595/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA042

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB AND REVERSED COURSE BACK OVER THE RUNWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD CALLED ON UNICOM AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. HE HAD ALSO DISCUSSED DOING A ROLL OVER THE AIRPORT WITH AIRPORT EMPLOYEES WHO ADVISED AGAINST IT. NO ONE COULD ESTABLISH THAT THE PILOT HAD ANY AEROBATIC TRAINING. ALSO THE TOXICOLOGICAL REPORT SHOWED THE PILOT'S URINE/ALCOHOL LEVEL AS 0.141%.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29757 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 621-80
- Airframe hours: 277
- Engines: LYCOMING AEIO-360-HIA 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dale H. Moore
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Annual, March 3, 1982, 118 hours before
- Destination: MERRILL, OR
- Airport: S21, Sunriver, runway 36, 4,500 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; toxicology performed; flight hours: 300 total, 260 in this make and model, 260 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830113003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830113003919A), Jan 13, 1983: Bbavia 8KCAB, Sunriver, OR, Destroyed. Failed to recover from a slow roll at a low altitude over the airport. Alcohol found in blood sample.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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