Bellanca 8KCAB N31278
7 March 1979 · Queenstown, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 March 1979 at about 14:10 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N31278 was involved in an accident during in flight near Queenstown, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Queenstown, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N31278
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Easton, Md → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1144
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
PREVIOUS OWNERS REPORTED STICK ENTANGLEMENT W FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS DURING FULL FORWARD MANEUVERS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Malibu, California, United States | San-Val Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1979 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Wellington, Colorado, United States | Wellington SOA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1979 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1979 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Palo Alto, California, United States | Spirit of Palo | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1979 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Fremont, California, United States | Valley Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1979 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Rosamond, California, 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 | - |