Bellanca 8KCAB N62979
21 November 2017 · El Dorado, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 November 2017 at about 20:40 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N62979 was involved in an accident near El Dorado, Missouri, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Dorado, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Dorado Springs Memorial (87K)
- Coordinates
- 37.8556, -94.0008
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N62979
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Dorado → El Dorado
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway. The right wing subsequently collided with a tree before the airplane came to rest on the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2017 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Foley, Alabama, United States | Adroaldo Begrow | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Apr 2017 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Stafford, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2018 | Bellanca 8GCBC | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | Blues Air Llc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2016 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Freemont Island, Utah, United States | Bountiful Flight | No injuries | - |
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