Bellanca 8KCAB N55067

Summary

On 9 April 2017 at about 17:00 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N55067 was involved in an accident near Stafford, Kansas, United States. One person was 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.

Date

9 April 2017 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stafford, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Stafford Muni (3TA)

Coordinates

37.9583, -98.6503

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N55067

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stafford → Larned

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA234

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the takeoff roll, as the airplane crested a hill about a third of the way down the grass runway, the airplane was close to the right edge of the runway. He added that he could not clearly distinguish the runway edges and applied left rudder, but in doing so, the airplane departed the runway surface to the left and nosed over in rough muddy terrain. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.