Bellanca 8KCAB N2661Z
20 June 1982 · Westley, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 June 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N2661Z, operated by John H. COX, was involved in an accident near Westley, California, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westley, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5405, -121.2907
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N2661Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John H. COX
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Modesto → Modesto
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA225
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
THE PLT MADE A LOW PASS OVER A RANCH HOUSE TRAVELING FROM NW TO SE. HE THEN MADE A SECOND LOW PASS OVER THE SWIMMING POOL AREA TRAVELING IN A NE DIRECTION, & WAVED TO THOSE STANDING BY THE POOL. THE ACFT BEGAN A 180 REVERSAL TURN, ENTERED A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, & IMPACTED THE GROUND. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THE ACFT'S ALTITUDE DURING THE MANEUVERS TO HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 150 & 200 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Mayfield, Kentucky, United States | Lazy 8 Flying Club & SCH Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Atkinson, North Carolina, United States | Alvin E. Debose | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Michael T Remm | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | Ronald D. Frank | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | DON E. French | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Jacumba, California, United States | Assoc. Glider Clubs of S. CA. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |