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.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Newburg, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Woodbine, Maryland, United States | Sailplane Leasing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Lewis River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Beaver, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft E18S | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Boeing 737 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |