SEA88LA061

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8KCAB · Blackfoot, ID · March 19, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 18, 1988, 17:30 local (Mar 19, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
Place
Blackfoot, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N36352Bellanca 8KCAB
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880318014549A
Case key
40790

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

The pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during gusting crosswinds. During landing rollout the aircraft veered from the centerline of the runway to the right striking a fence. The pilot had only 7 hours of flight time in this aircraft.

Aircraft

Registration
N36352
Reported as
Bellanca 8KCAB
Category
Airplane
Serial number
108-73
Airframe hours
1,429
Engine
Lycoming IO-320-E1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Don H. Novus
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
U02 · Blackfoot, ID
Airport
U02 · Mccarley Field, runway 18, 3,950 × 50 ft, asphalt

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
40
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Front
Flight hours
184 total · 7 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
0° at 10 knots, gusting 25
Visibility
17 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
61 °F, dew point -0 °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.