Bellanca 14-13-3 accident near Scott City, KS
On May 16, 2001, a Bellanca 14-13-3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Scott City, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 16, 2001
- Place
- Scott City, KS
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-13-3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.471°N, 100.900°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010517X00944
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 15, 2001, about 2035 central daylight time, a Bellanca 14-13-3, N6522N, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain and post impact fire following a low level maneuver near Scott City Municipal Airport (TQK), near Scott City, Kansas. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from TQK at time unknown. A witness stated, "[Another witness] and I were at the airport. We helped [the pilot] get his airplane out of the west hanger. He said he was going to fly around the patch. He stated he would do a roll on final approach to runway 17. We watched him take off and flew around the pattern. On final approach he started to roll the plane. He rolled it about 3/4 the way around and then was diving toward the ground and never could pull it up. We saw a fire ball when it hit." Another witness stated, "[The pilot] said he was going to do roll on final. Did most of roll on final and droped nose and went down." An additional witness stated, "If he would have had 75 - 100 more feet he would have pulled out of it." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate and an instrument rating. He held a flight instructors certificate. He held a Second Class Medical Certificate. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicated the pilot had 3,352 hours of total flight time, 10 hours in the last 90 days, and 13 hours in the make and model airplane. AIRCRAF
Probable cause
The low level roll maneuver the pilot performed on final to runway 17 and his not maintaining clearance from terrain during the 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.
