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Bellanca 8KCAB N4195Y

30 August 1985 · Proctor, West Virginia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 30 August 1985 at about 04:00 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N4195Y was involved in an accident near Proctor, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Proctor, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates
39.7194, -80.7491
Aircraft
Bellanca 8KCAB
Registration
N4195Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Baltimore → Xenia
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85FA278

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

THE ACFT WAS ARTD MSG AND WAS THE OBJECT OF A SEARCH FROM 9-1-85 TO 9-12-85. ACFT FOUND IN REMOTE AREA OF MTNS AND DENSE WOODS BY MAN ON FOOT HUNTING GINSENG ON 9-16-85.ND WITNESSES FOUND. RESIDENTS IN AREA REPORTED RAIN ALL DAY ON 8-30-85 AND IT WAS HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WAS AN APPROX. LEVEL PATH OF BROKEN TREES/LIMBS INTO MOUNTAINIDE AT THE SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 Jan 1985 Cessna 310Q
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3 Mar 1985 Cessna 150
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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