NTSB ATL83LA371 — 1983-09-15 · SALUDA, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N5070N

Make / Model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 3 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800205
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A65656

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5070N Bellanca 8KCAB None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED OFF THE RWY AND CARTWHEELED INTO THE TIEDOWN AREA AFTER THE PLT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID THE WIND SHIFTED WHILE HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. HE COMPENSATED WITH POWER AND RUDDER BUT DOES NOT RECALL HIS AIRSPEED. THE ACFT SNAPPED TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST THEN CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN THE TIE-DOWN AREA. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFTS TAIL WAS ABNORMALLY LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. HE HEARD THE ACFTPOWER COME ON JUST BEFORE IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT 20 TO 30 FT AGL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA371.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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