# Accident 19770425008189A: Blanca 8GCBC, Elk Mountain, WY, April 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1977
- Place: Elk Mountain, WY
- Airport: Private Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 106.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Mountain, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-106.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8672V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8672V) (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: 131 total, 70 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770425008189A

## Narrative

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

D-A 8000 FT.

## 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 DEN77DTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC11), Apr 25, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8672V), Elk Mountain, WY, 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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