# Accident 19770609016119A: Blanca 8GCBC, Eagle, AK, June 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1977
- Place: Eagle, AK
- Airport: Crooked Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 64.7813° N, 141.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7813&lon=-141.1978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86801, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86801-2013-02-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770609016119A

## Narrative

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

700FT STRIP.VARIABLE WIND,GUSTS TO 30KTS.

## 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 ANC77DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA25), Jun 9, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86801), Eagle, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86801 (4)

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

- [Accident 20000207000512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207000512A), Feb 7, 2000: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86801), Sylmar, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) A front quartering head on midair collision occurred between a questair venture (N869DG) and a Bellanca citabria 8GCBC (N86801) 6.3, miles north of the…
- [Accident 19970503012829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503012829A), May 3, 1997: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86801), Togiak, AK, Substantial damage. Fish spotting flight was departing a sand spit. Gusty crosswind pushed a wing down causing wing to strike sand.
- [Incident 19790828033029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828033029I), Aug 28, 1979: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86801), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after aborting takeoff on water, struck parked aircraft.
- [Accident 19760826034949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760826034949A), Aug 26, 1976: Blanca 8GCBC (N86801), Skwenta, AK, 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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