Accident Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon N31278, Wednesday 7 March 1979
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Date:Wednesday 7 March 1979
Time:14:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic BL8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon
Owner/operator:
Registration: N31278
MSN: 51-72
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Queenstown, Md -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
previous owners reported stick entanglement w front shoulder harness during full forward maneuvers

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: IAD79FA038
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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