# Accident 19750112030679A: Blanca 8GCBC, Anchorage, AK, January 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1975
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87050, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87050) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total, 55 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112030679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FROZEN LAKE,RAN INTO OVERFLOW. CTLS BECAME STIFF & PLT OVER CONTROLLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC76DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG63), Jan 12, 1975: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87050), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87050 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140328008919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140328008919I), Mar 28, 2014: Bellanca 8GCBC (N87050), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated he taxied to ski strip 2 for take-off, when he rounded the corner the aircraft did not turn. The snow and ice was melting due to the warm weather…
- [Incident 19860504033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504033459I), May 4, 1986: Bbavia 8GCBC (N87050), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. During water taxi while warming engine, a float cap came out. The other float had a crack. Aircraft rolled over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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