# NTSB Accident CHI00FA186
> **Bellanca 8KCAB** · 2000-07-08 · Capron, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA186
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21369
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-08
- **Location:** Capron, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.389045, -88.739578
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N8739V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot attempting an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude and the pilot not maintaining clearance from the terrain.  A factor to the accident was the pilot disregarding the federal aviation regulations concerning the minimum altitudes required for aerobatic operations.

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