OUZINKIE, AK, USA
N8592
BELLANCA 8KCAB
PLT COMPLETED 5 TURN SPIN, COCKPIT BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE.ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WAS TURNED OFF AND PLT WAS DESCENDING FOR PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOST. ACFT SETTLED INTO 75 FT TALL TREES. SOURCE OF FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN BATTERY BOILING OVER WAS UNDETERMINED. FAILURE OF ELEVATOR CABLE WAS DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION WHICH PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE PLT IS ALSO A MECHANIC AND HE PERFORMED THE LAST 100 HR INSPECTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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