# Accident 19760325008299A: Blanca 8KCAB, Goodyear, AZ, March 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1976
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86607, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86607) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,825 total, 6 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760325008299A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING BRACE STRUT FAILED,CAUSED DISTORTION OF WING RIBS. LATERAL CTL DIFFICULT. LND IN FLD.

## 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 LAX76FUJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ65), Mar 25, 1976: Bellanca 8KCAB (N86607), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86607 (1)

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

- [Incident 20151022019529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151022019529I), Oct 22, 2015: Bellanca 8KCAB (N86607), Waco, TX, No damage. On approach to Waco Regional the aircraft suffered a power loss. Pilot was forced to land in a plowed field in the approach path. No damage to the aircraft.…

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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