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NTSB investigations: Bellanca 7KCAB

14 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bellanca 7KCAB, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220701')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC04LA181Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Farmingdale, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with wires.Jul 31, 2004 · N53748 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Casa Grande, AZthe pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a bounced landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing resulting in a loss of directional control.Jun 29, 2004 · N8717V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN04LA081Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Peyton, COthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing factors include the pilot's failure to perform a go-around and the wind…May 26, 2004 · N4173Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW03LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · McKinney, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall during landing. A contributing factor was flaring too high.Aug 23, 2003 · N8730V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA011Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Fort Collins, COThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall.Oct 22, 2002 · N41807 · DestroyedNTSB LAX99LA143Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · North Las Vegas, NVThe pilot's failure to ensure that all loose items inside the cockpit were secure before attempting aerobatic maneuvers.Apr 10, 1999 · N88212 · DestroyedNTSB BFO89FA057Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Berlin, MDPilot failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the stall occurred.Jul 12, 1989 · N57417 · DestroyedNTSB MIA89FA115Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Daytona Bch Shr, FLIn-flight loss of control while maneuvering to reverse direction due the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the 'steep turn.'Mar 25, 1989 · N90985 · DestroyedNTSB NYC88FA185Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Egg Harbor Twsp, NJThe Bellanca was maneuvering and had hooked up with a banner, when control was lost and it impacted the ground. Witnesses said the aircraft was at full power when it went into a nose high attitude and stalled to the right. After impact with the ground the…Jul 18, 1988 · N86628 · DestroyedNTSB NYC87FA124Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · New Milford, CTAfter taking off on runway 16 at the candlelight farms airport, the flight remained low over the runway while gaining airspeed. As the aircraft approached the upwind end of the runway, witnesses observed it enter a steep climb that continued to an estimated…Apr 15, 1987 · N377SW · DestroyedNTSB SEA87LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Bremerton, WAPlt with less than 2 hrs as PIC in Bellanca 7KCAB acft stalled on approach to runway. Plt reported winds estimated at 10 KTS with gusts to 15 KTS. Acft stalled about 30 feet above runway and impacted on the nose at about 30 degree angle.Jan 11, 1987 · N36339 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO86LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Berlin, MDWhile climbing out after picking up an advertising banner the pilot of the Bellanca 7KCAB noticed that the aircraft yawed excessively to the right. After verifying that the engine was at full power. The pilot elected to drop the banner and make a…May 29, 1986 · N12AP · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA090Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · New Smyrna Bch, FLThe plt stated that just after picking up a banner, the acft stalled and started to roll to the left. The plt was unable to recover before the acft impacted the ground.Mar 4, 1986 · N53805 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FA335Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Fontana, CAThe acft impacted the terrain at 4600 ft MSL at a steep angle in brush and dirt near a fire road. According to the plts family the acft had recently been purchased by the plt and he frequently practiced aerobatics in the late afternoon. Hisaerobatic…Jul 14, 1983 · N7692S · Destroyed