# Accident 19750609017419A: Blanca 8GCBC, Town Creek, AL, June 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1975
- Place: Town Creek, AL
- Airport: E Parker Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.6713° N, 87.4078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town Creek, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6713&lon=-87.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8597V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 356 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750609017419A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY TANK TEST FLT

## 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 MIA75DKJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ61), Jun 9, 1975: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8597V), Town Creek, AL, substantial damage

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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