Bellanca 8KCAB N5070N
15 September 1983 · Saluda, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 1983 at about 17:45 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N5070N was involved in an accident near Saluda, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saluda, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hummel Field (W75)
- Coordinates
- 37.6008, -76.5897
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N5070N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Westerly → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA371
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT LANDED OFF THE RWY AND CARTWHEELED INTO THE TIEDOWN AREA AFTER THE PLT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID THE WIND SHIFTED WHILE HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. HE COMPENSATED WITH POWER AND RUDDER BUT DOES NOT RECALL HIS AIRSPEED. THE ACFT SNAPPED TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST THEN CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN THE TIE-DOWN AREA. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFTS TAIL WAS ABNORMALLY LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. HE HEARD THE ACFTPOWER COME ON JUST BEFORE IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT 20 TO 30 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1983 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Melozi Hot Spgs, Alaska, United States | William Robideau | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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