Event MKC90LA077

1990-03-30 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States Airport · FCM None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N12KD

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELLANCA 8KCAB

Year of manufacture

1979 · 11 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19791128

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0523E

Registrant of record

DEEBLE KENNETH M

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N12KD Bellanca 8KCAB None

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING. THE FAILED (FLAT) RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Factual narrative

DURING A LANDING, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A CUT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT TIRE & IT WENT FLAT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MKC90LA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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