Bellanca 8KCAB N8707V
27 October 1999 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1999 at about 17:35 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N8707V was involved in an accident near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Walker Field Airport (GJT)
- Coordinates
- 39.0805, -108.5498
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N8707V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Junction → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A failure of the left main landing gear attachment (u-bolt) due to fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing rollout, the left main landing gear collapsed and separated from the aircraft. The airplane ground looped and departed the runway to the left, turning 180 degrees and coming to rest on its left side. Postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed that the left main landing gear u-bolt failed. The bolt fractured through the bend between the horizontal and vertical leg of the bolt. The fractured surface revealed ratchet marks and crack arrest positions typical of fatigue cracking, while the fractured features on the remaining surface were typical of an overstress failure. The fractured surface of the bolt at the failure initiation area was damaged following the separation and the reason for the fatigue initiation was could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1999 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Atlanta, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1999 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Lufkin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1999 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | Claude G. Steele IV | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1999 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Whitewright, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1999 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Troy, Missouri, United States | Paul Smith | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1999 | Weatherly 201-C | Two Buttes, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor AT-402A | Mead, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1999 | Robinson R22 BETA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Cameron V-77 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1999 | Beechcraft A60 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |