Bellanca 8KCAB accident near Pontotoc, MS
On January 22, 1994, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pontotoc, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 22, 1994
- Place
- Pontotoc, MS
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.240°N, 89.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00658
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 22, 1994, about 1615 central standard time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N88255, registered to Earl W. Crossley, collided with trees and then the ground near Pontotoc, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 22, 1994, about 1530. Witnesses in the south of the accident site reported seeing the aircraft in a nose-down attitude with the engine power increasing to near full power as the aircraft leveled at about 500 feet agl. The aircraft then flew to the south-southwest and was lost from sight. A short time later, another witness reported hearing the aircraft in what appeared to be a descent with the engine operating near full power. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise similar to "rifles being fired" and the aircraft's engine noise ceased abruptly. He later located the wreckage of the aircraft. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the pilot is contained in this report. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Information on the aircraft is contained in this report. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Meteorological information is contained in this report. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The aircraft crashed in a wooded area just off Nanny Road, Pontotoc, Mississippi. Examination of the crash site indicated the aircraft crashed into about 40-foot-tall trees, while on a northeasterly heading, ca
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE MANUEVERING RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH TREES AND THEN THE GROUND.
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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.
