Bellanca 8KCAB N53811
4 August 1987 · Taos, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1987 at about 18:18 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N53811 was involved in an accident near Taos, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Taos Muni (SKX)
- Coordinates
- 36.3805, -105.5693
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N53811
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Worth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA209
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 22 WITH A LEFT QUARTERING X-WIND. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT & WENT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT APPLIED POWER & INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT ITS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF A CESSNA 340, THEN THE ACFT CARTWHEELED & SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. THE 1323 MDT WIND AT TAOS WAS FROM 170 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 15 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1987 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Panama City, Florida, United States | Walker Aviation Services, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jan 1987 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Rockaway, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | BRD Trustees Vincennes Univ | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Oct 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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