Bellanca 8KCAB N2571Z
25 October 1996 · Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1996 at about 21:24 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N2571Z was involved in an accident near Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Canaan (CT24)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N2571Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Canaan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD97LA012
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's abrupt control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent in-flight collision with water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A pilot had flown the airplane on a local flight and stated that he had no mechanical problems with the airframe or engine. A second pilot, a certificated commercial pilot, then got into the airplane for a flight. The first pilot observed the airplane takeoff to the north, then level off before he lost sight of it. Witnesses observed the airplane bank left and right, followed by the airplane rolling upside down. When the airplane reached the inverted position, it began a gradual descent, followed by a near vertical descent, and impacted in a river in nose down attitude. The second pilot stated that he had banked to the left to depart the traffic pattern. He stated that he thought he observed another airplane in close proximity, and banked back to the right. The pilot felt the airplane shudder and recalled being inverted, but could not recall anything after that point. The second pilot stated he thought that the airplane had stalled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Waterford, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1996 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Eagle Point, Oregon, United States | Skinner Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Michael W. Hinds | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Pomeroy, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Pacoima, California, United States | Red Baron Aerial Advertising | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1996 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New River, Arizona, United States | Jake Starr | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Harwich, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Airbus A-320 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Northwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Cessna 150G | Templeton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1996 | Boeing 767-31AER | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Martinair Holland N.v. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1996 | Cessna 152 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |