Bellanca 8GCBC N188RS

Summary

On 31 July 2024 at about 15:00 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N188RS, operated by Goff Bayou LLC, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Mississippi, 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

31 July 2024 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Cleveland Municipal Airport (RNV)

Coordinates

33.7440, -90.7250

Aircraft

Bellanca 8GCBC

Registration

N188RS

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Goff Bayou LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA306

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain/maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was for him to fulfill insurance rental requirements. The pilot, accompanied by a flight instructor, successfully completed four wheel landings and then performed three 3-point landings. During the subsequent landing by the pilot, the airplane drifted toward the right of the runway. The pilot applied left rudder control input to maintain the runway centerline, but the airplane continued its’ drift. The pilot applied full brakes prior to the airplane departing the right side of the runway and into a grass area where the right main landing gear struck uneven terrain, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and right wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.