Bellanca 8KCAB accident near Moscow, TN
On January 31, 2009, a Bellanca 8KCAB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Moscow, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 31, 2009
- Place
- Moscow, TN
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.100°N, 89.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090201X65302
Official records · ERA09LA147
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On January 31, 2009, about 1525 central standard time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N31254, was substantially damaged after an in-flight loss of control while maneuvering near Moscow, Tennessee. The private pilot was killed. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The local, personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi about 1513. A witness was outside, washing his car at the time of the accident. He reported that the weather was "sunny and light wind." He observed the airplane "vertical going up and nosed over to the right and went straight down…" He then heard a "light thud" and realized the airplane had crashed. He also noted that the engine "seemed fine, no missing, running strong." When asked about the altitude of the airplane, he estimated that the airplane was operating at "less than 1,000 feet." Prior to the airplane "pulling straight up vertical," the airplane appeared to be just above a tree line adjacent to his property. Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspected the airplane wreckage at the accident site. The wreckage was located in a rural area about 9 miles south of Somerville, Tennessee. They reported that there was a debris field approximately 64 feet in length. The airplane came to rest at the edge of a pond in a nose low attitude. The wings, fuselage, and empennage were fragmented. There were broken tree limbs adjacent to the accident site.
Probable cause
The pilot's initiation of a low altitude maneuver followed by an uncontrolled descent into 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.
