NTSB NYC82DA197 — 1982-08-07 · HANOVER, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N2502Z

Make / Model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 5 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19770728
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A25A34

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2502Z Bellanca 8KCAB None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AFTER HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDWAY ON THE RUNWAY AT NIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO STOP BY USING A COMBINATION OF RIGHT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WHEEL DUG IN, THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_NYC82DA197.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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