Bellanca 8KCAB N777DD
11 August 1993 · Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1993 at about 23:00 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N777DD, operated by Country Aviation, was involved in an accident near Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vansant (9N1)
- Coordinates
- 40.4910, -75.0808
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N777DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Country Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC93LA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. A ROUGH UNEVEN RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BUMP DURING THE LANDING ON THE ROUGH GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY A DEER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1993 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | LOU ANN Behringer | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1993 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Westcliffe, Colorado, United States | Burdick, Frank E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | McIntyre, JON D. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1993 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Templeton, California, United States | R. Scott & Susan M. Sayer | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1993 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Harvel, Illinois, United States | Lynne F. Zielinski | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1993 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Saratoga, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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