Bellanca 7KCAB N4186Y

Summary

On 30 January 1984 at about 00:30 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N4186Y, operated by Huntsville Aviation, was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 January 1984 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntsville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Huntsville Muni (T39)

Coordinates

30.7109, -95.5408

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N4186Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Huntsville Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW84LA123

1 person was seriously injured.

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 HAD FLOWN THE ACFT WITH STUDENTS EARLIER IN THE DAY, & IT WAS HIS HABIT TO FLY THE ACFT AROUND THE PATTERN ONCE AT THE END OF THE DAY PRIOR TO SECURING IT IN THE HANGAR. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE RWY. EVIDENCE FOUND IN THE REAR COCKPIT INDICATED THAT THE ACFT SEAT BELT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AFT STICK. THE FRAYING & DAMAGE ON THE SEAT BELT CORRESPONDED TO WHERE THE ADJUSTMENT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THE BELT WAS WRAPPED ONCE AROUND THE STICK & BUCKLED WITH THE STICK IN THE FULL AFT POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.