Bellanca 8KCAB accident near Elk Springs, CO
On July 29, 1993, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elk Springs, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 29, 1993
- Place
- Elk Springs, CO
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.339°N, 108.430°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12885
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 1993, at approximately 1930 mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N5035K, impacted mountainous terrain following loss of conrol approximately 14 miles west of Elk Springs, Colorado. The commercial pilot and commercial pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The flight originated from a private airstrip one half mile east of the accident site about 15 minutes prior to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight was video taped by a family member and the accident sequence was recorded. The ground witnesses could not see the impact due to terrain masking and the wreckage was not located until the next morning. According to information provided on the video tape, the aircraft owner was occupying the rear seat, and the pilot-rated passenger was occupying the front seat. The tape showed the aircraft departing to the west from the private airstrip. The tape then depicted the aircraft in a left turning maneuver approximately one half mile off the end of the airstrip. The turning maneuver progressed to inverted flight. The aircraft then entered a right hand turn spin from approximately 1,000 feet above ground level. At approximately 100 feet above the horizon, the spin turns appeared to decrease and the aircraft disappeared from sight. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The owner was occupying the rear seat and held an acrobatic endorsement. No evidence was found that the pilot occupying the front seat had received any acrobatic training. Both sta
Probable cause
THE PERFORMANCE OF A STALL/SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY AND LEVEL OFF.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
