Bellanca 8KCAB accident near Eagle Point, OR
On December 14, 1996, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Eagle Point, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 14, 1996
- Place
- Eagle Point, OR
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.460°N, 122.660°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07242
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 14, 1996, about 1520 Pacific standard time, N278ML, a Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon, operated by Skinner Aviation, Inc., Ashland, Oregon, impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent near Eagle Point, Oregon, and was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The certified flight instructor (CFI) was fatally injured. The student, who was a commercial pilot receiving aerobatic instruction at the time of the accident, bailed out of the airplane and suffered minor injuries. The local flight departed from Ashland about 1500 and was conducted under 14 CFR 91. The second pilot (surviving pilot), stated (statement attached) that he wanted to perform aerobatics in a Decathlon, so he scheduled himself to fly aerobatics through Skinner Aviation about one week prior to the accident. That flight was canceled due to weather, so he had rescheduled for the day of the accident. The second pilot arrived at the Ashland Airport and met the first pilot (CFI) for the first time. The second pilot stated that he and the CFI sat down and underwent a "thorough" preflight briefing for a "spin series, ailerons rolls, and loops" that lasted from 30 to 45 minutes. The second pilot stated that the airplane was then fueled, and there were about 10 gallons in each wing after the fueling. The airplane then underwent a "thorough" preflight inspection with no problems noted. The second pilot stated that the CFI appeared to be feeling well. During the preflight inspection, the CFI demonstrated the use of the parachute to the secon
Probable cause
The failure of the first pilot (flight instructor) to initiate proper aircraft control, and his failure to perform the adequate remedial action to recover from an intentional inverted spin.
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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.
