# Accident 19770323006839A: Blanca 8GCBC, Lemmon, SD, March 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1977
- Place: Lemmon, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.9383° N, 102.1598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemmon, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9383&lon=-102.1598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8635V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635V-2017-10-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 217 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC7MFTK13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC7MFTK13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770323006839A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON ROADWAY.CROSSWIND DRIFTED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES.WND GUSTS 35K

## 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 MKC7MFTK13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC7MFTK13), Mar 23, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8635V), Lemmon, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8635V (1)

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

- [Accident 19810305008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305008729A), Mar 5, 1981: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8635V), Anaktuvik Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into snow-covered ground in whiteout during off-airport landing. Airplane ski-equipped.

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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