Bellanca 7KCAB accident near Dover, TN
On June 14, 2003, a Bellanca 7KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dover, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 14, 2003
- Place
- Dover, TN
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.404°N, 88.016°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030623X00932
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 14, 2003, about 1205 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7KCAB, N68551, registered to and operated by the private pilot, collided with water in Kentucky Lake shortly after departing Short Creek private airstrip in Dover, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions with localized instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot and the recreational pilot-rated passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was originating from Dover, Tennessee, at 1202 on June 14, 2003. The pilot and passenger attended a cookout and fly-in at the airpark. The host of the cookout stated the pilot and passenger departed using runway 25 about two minutes behind a Piper J3, and they were en route to West Kentucky Airpark, Paducah, Kentucky. A witness on the ground photographed both airplanes departing, and he reported the accident airplane taxied onto an extension to use the full length of runway 25. Published information for the airport stated the runway length was 2,650. The witness observed the takeoff roll and stated the airplane lifted off approximately two-thirds of the way down the runway and did not appear to climb above the tree line before he lost sight of it turning over the lake. A witness at his residence near the airpark reported hearing two airplanes depart around noon, and he stated the second airplane was flying lower than the first, and its engine "did not sound right" to him. He stated it
Probable cause
The pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions including instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence in thunderstorms, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and subsequent collision with terrain.
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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.
