Bellanca 8KCAB accident near San Jose, CA
On June 15, 2000, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Jose, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 15, 2000
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.231°N, 121.666°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21255
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 15, 2000, about 1225 Pacific daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N8659V, descended into terrain while maneuvering about 11 miles east-southeast of the Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport, San Jose, California. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed for the local area personal flight, which was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was operated by Amelia Reid Aviation, San Jose. The flight originated from the Reid-Hillview Airport about 1137. The airplane's owner reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that the pilot had rented the airplane from her flight school to perform a personal flight in which the pilot likely intended to practice aerobatic maneuvers. The pilot blocked time in the flight school's airplane rental log for a flight from 1100 to 1300. The owner stated that, years earlier, she had instructed the pilot in the performance of aerobatic maneuvers. The pilot was authorized to take with him one of the flight school's parachutes while he practiced maneuvers. When he exited the school's office he had one of the parachutes with him. The owner also reported that the airplane's fuel tanks should have been about 3/4 full when the pilot departed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the airplane departed from the Reid-Hillview Airport using runway 31R. Thereafter, the pilot made a right downwind departure and exited the airspace to the southeast. There were no further radio communicatio
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons while intentionally performing an aerobatic maneuver.
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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.
