Bellanca 7KCAB N8647
6 October 1979 · Big Spring, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1979 at about 18:00 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N8647 was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Spring, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Spring, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Registration
- N8647
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Hollis, Ok
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2539
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WINDSHIELD(PN 7-1264)FAILED DRG FLT.3 HOLES IN WINDSHIELD WHERE PREVIOUS CRACKS STOPDRILLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1979 | Bellanca 7ECA | Logan, Utah, United States | Bridgeland AER | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1979 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Tanana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1979 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1979 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Long Lake, South Dakota, United States | Rural Fisherme | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Bellanca 7ECA | St James, Minnesota, United States | Watonwan Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1979 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |