Bellanca KCAB N8780
15 June 1986 · Taft, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1986 at about 21:25 local time, a Bellanca KCAB registered N8780, operated by Beth G. Howar, was involved in an accident near Taft, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taft, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Taft (L17)
- Coordinates
- 35.1596, -119.4309
- Aircraft
- Bellanca KCAB
- Registration
- N8780
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Beth G. Howar
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Barbara → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA246
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 CITABREA BOUNCED ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AND ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE LEFT WING ROSE PLACING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH THE RIGHT WING LOW. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE RUNWAY SHOULDER. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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