# Accident 19770408009329A: Blanca 8GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, April 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1977
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8749V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8749V-2009-09-15) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 125 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770408009329A

## 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 ANC77FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA038), Apr 8, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8749V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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