Bellanca 7KCAB N8656V

Summary

On 25 September 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N8656V, operated by V. J. Allencashe, was involved in an accident near Makawao, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 1982 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Makawao, Hawaii, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N8656V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

V. J. Allencashe

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kahului → Kahului

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FJA07

2 people died.

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

FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES, THE OWNER NEEDED ABOUT 15 MORE HOURS IN THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT BEFORE HE COULD FLY SOLO WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR. ON 9/24 AND 9/25, THE OWNER AND INSTRUCTOR PLANNED TO FLY THE NEEDED TIME. MAUI TOWER CONTROLLERS REPORTED THE PLANE DEPARTED TO THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD HAIKU OR MAKAWAO, HAWAII, NEAR WHERE THE OWNER LIVED. AT 1623 HST, MAUI TOWER ADVISED N8656V THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST DUE TO THE PLANE'S LOCATION NEAR HALEAKALA AND N8656V RESPONDED WITH "ROGER". AT ABOUT 1630 HST, THREE KNOWN WITNESSES SAW OR HEARD THE PLANE BEFORE IT CRASHED. ONE WITNESS OBSERVED IT FLYING OVER RISING TERRAIN AT LOW ALTITUDE, AND THEN TURN LEFT. HE REPORTED THAT AS THE PLANE TURNED TOWARD A DOWNHILL HEADING, IT SUDDENLY NOSE DIVED. THE PLANE CRASHED IN A STEEP DESCENT AND BURNED. THE ELEVATION WAS 3200 FT MSL AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 84 DEGREES. STRONG TRADE WINDS WERE REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.