Bellanca 8KCAB N5541K
18 June 1978 · Brady, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 June 1978 at about 20:30 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N5541K, operated by Garey Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brady, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brady, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N5541K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Garey Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1540
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT GROUND DRG RECOVERY.FLT MANUAL STATES ACFT WILL LOSE 1000FT PER 3 TURNS OF A SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Lake Dallas, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Apr 1978 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Fair Oaks, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sonoma, California, United States | Aero Sport | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Los Alamos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Tupelo, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |