Bellanca 8KCAB N1182E

Summary

On 17 June 2021 at about 15:15 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N1182E was involved in an accident near Argyle, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2021 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Argyle, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Argyle (1C3)

Coordinates

43.2545, -73.4702

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N1182E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA260

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on short final in his tailwheel-equipped airplane, he began to feel “slow.” He added power and realized he had drifted right of the runway centerline. In an attempt to recover, he “pulled back too much on the stick,” and the airplane stalled just above the ground. Subsequently, the airplane impacted right of the runway in a nose-low attitude and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.