Bellanca 8KCAB N88428
18 August 1996 · Waterford, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1996 at about 23:15 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N88428 was involved in an accident near Waterford, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waterford, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5102, -81.6595
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N88428
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD96LA137
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's decision to abruptly maneuver the airplane with insufficient altitude to recover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot/owner asked the passenger if she wanted a ride in his airplane. The passenger stated that during takeoff, she felt as if the airplane was going straight up with the control stick full back. She stated that the left wing went down, and she thought that the pilot was turning left. A private pilot witness on the ground, watching the takeoff, stated that the airplane appeared to be going straight up, and at approximately 100 feet off the ground, the airplane did what the witness called a 'Hammerhead Stall.' The witness never heard the engine stop running. He stated that the airplane descended below a hill, out of his sight, then he heard the noise of impact. The pilot/owner of the airplane stated to the local police that he thought 'he lost power, that the engine just wasn't pulling' and that he thought he reached 600 feet in altitude. The airplane wreckage had collapsed fixed main landing gear with minimum ground scarring. There were fresh deep cuts in the dirt of the rough surrounding turf and both tips of the propeller blade were twisted and bent aft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 25 Oct 1996 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1996 | Cessna 150 | Vincent, Ohio, United States | David & Susan Board | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1996 | Boeing Stearman E75N1 | Goshen, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 152 | Blue Ash, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172M | Tremont City, Ohio, United States | MAD River Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1996 | Corben Baby Ace C-1 | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150 | Waverly, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |