# Accident 19760905030829A: Blanca 8GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8639V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8639V-2014-12-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 6 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905030829A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC76DAA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA57), Sep 5, 1976: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8639V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8639V (1)

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

- [Accident 19830201001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201001949A), Feb 1, 1983: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8639V), Melozi Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Aircraft missing on flight from melozia to fairbanks. Flight service reported moderate to severe turbulence.

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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