Bellanca 8KCAB accident near Joaquin, TX
On June 7, 1995, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Joaquin, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 7, 1995
- Place
- Joaquin, TX
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.959°N, 94.050°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03686
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 6, 1995, at 1910 central daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N8754, impacted trees while maneuvering near Joaquin, Texas. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport rated pilot/operator received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed Center, Texas, about 1855 for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot resided in the town of Logansport, Louisiana, which is located on the east bank of the Sabine River directly across from Joaquin, Texas. During interviews, conducted by the investigator-in-charge, several witnesses reported they had observed the airplane flying along the river past Logansport on numerous occasions. One witness noted in his written statement that, when he saw the airplane on the day of the accident flying "north just above the tree line, everything seemed to be normal to what he usually does." This witness observed the airplane "return going south, still just above the tree line ... flying upside down." After momentarily losing sight of the airplane behind buildings, he then saw "the belly of the plane going in a downward position and suddenly an explosion." Another witness, a neighbor of the pilot, was standing in his backyard and observed the airplane "flying south over the Sabine River." He stated the pilot "waved" the wings of the airplane as if "to acknowledge our presence." The airplane "rotated upside down (left wing up first) until the bottom of the plane was facing up" where "it seemed to quiver, not violently, but as th
Probable cause
THE PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.
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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.
