Bellanca 8KCAB accident near Capron, IL
On July 8, 2000, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Capron, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 8, 2000
- Place
- Capron, IL
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.389°N, 88.740°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21369
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2000, at 1855 central daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N8739V, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude near Capron, Illinois. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The local flight departed the pilot's private airstrip near Capron, Illinois, at exact time unknown. According to an incident report prepared by the Boone County Sheriff Department, the aircraft's co-owner was a witness to the accident and was interviewed concerning the circumstances of the accident. The report states that the witness was inside his residence when he heard an airplane make low-pass over his property at approximately 500 feet above ground level (agl) from the south, heading northbound. The witness reported that he went outside and saw the accident airplane approach his residence from the southwest at an altitude of 40-50 feet agl. The witness stated that after the low-pass the airplane climbed to altitude of 500 feet agl. The witness reported that the airplane did another low-pass, at an altitude lower than the second pass, and finished the low-pass with a climb back to approximately 500 feet agl. The witness reported that on the fourth and final pass the airplane approached from the north and, "it [the accident airplane] barely cleared the power lines on the north side of the
Probable cause
The pilot attempting an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude and the pilot not maintaining clearance from the terrain. A factor to the accident was the pilot disregarding the federal aviation regulations concerning the minimum altitudes required for aerobatic operations.
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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.
