Bellanca 14-13-3 N6522N

Summary

On 16 May 2001 at about 01:35 local time, a Bellanca 14-13-3 registered N6522N was involved in an accident near Scott City, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 May 2001 at 01:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Scott City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Scott City Muni (TQK)

Coordinates

38.4706, -100.9002

Aircraft

Bellanca 14-13-3

Registration

N6522N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scott City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA137

1 person died.

The low level roll maneuver the pilot performed on final to runway 17 and his not maintaining clearance from terrain during the maneuver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed on impact with terrain and post impact fire following a low level roll maneuver on final. The pilot was fatally injured. A witness stated, "[Another witness] and I were at the airport. We helped [the pilot] get his airplane out of the west hanger. He said he was going to fly around the patch. He stated he would do a roll on final approach to runway 17. We watched him take off and flew around the pattern. On final approach he started to roll the plane. He rolled it about 3/4 the way around and then was diving toward the ground and never could pull it up. We saw a fire ball when it hit." A witness stated, "If he would have had 75 - 100 more feet he would have pulled out of it." FAA inspectors reported no mechanical irregularities were found and control continuity was verified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.