Bellanca 8KCAB N102EC

Summary

On 27 May 2015 at about 19:05 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N102EC, operated by Superior Flying Services, was involved in an accident near Superior, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were 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

27 May 2015 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Superior, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Richard I Bong (SUW)

Coordinates

46.6897, -92.0947

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N102EC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Superior Flying Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Superior → Superior

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15LA242

Nobody was injured.

A stuck aileron due to a battery that had become jammed in the aileron bell crank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while climbing after a touch-and-go landing, the airplane began an uncommanded left bank. The pilot perceived that the ailerons were jammed and attempted to regain control of the airplane; however, he was not successful, so he performed a forced landing to the airport property. A postaccident examination of the airplane found a 9-volt battery jammed in the aileron bell crank. The pilot reported that the battery was the same brand he used for his headset and that he had changed the batteries in flight several days before the accident flight. It is likely that the pilot dropped the battery during that flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.