Accident Bellanca 8KCAB-180 N2974W,
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Date:Thursday 13 January 1994
Time:14:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BL8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bellanca 8KCAB-180
Owner/operator:Aerotech Flight Services
Registration: N2974W
MSN: 617-80
Total airframe hrs:487 hours
Engine model:Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Colo. Springs, CO -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN BECAME AIRBORNE. AFTER THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND ROLLED LEFT FOLLOWED BY AN IMPACT ON THE LEFT WING AND NOSE IN THE AIRPORT INFIELD.

Probable Cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW94LA064
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW94LA064

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:26 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
10-Apr-2024 09:21 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report]

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