Bellanca 8KCAB N53895

Summary

On 18 September 1999 at about 19:30 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N53895, operated by Paul Smith, was involved in an accident near Troy, Missouri, 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.

Date

18 September 1999 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Troy, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Troy Airpark (02MO)

Coordinates

38.9701, -90.9795

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N53895

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul Smith

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Troy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA345

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing. Factors in the accident were the proper alignment not attained by the pilot and the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he lost control of the airplane during landing on a sod runway. According to the pilot, he touched down near the right side of the runway and attempted to center the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft continued to the right side of the runway. He said the aircraft was slow to turn to the left as it approached a group of parked aircraft, so he decided to make a sharp right turn to avoid the aircraft. Shortly after making the sharp right turn the airplane collided with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.