# Accident 19771002027739A: Blanca 8KCAB, Forsyth, MT, October 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Forsyth, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.2679° N, 106.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forsyth, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2679&lon=-106.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2535Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2535Z-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA01-145165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002027739A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW UP YSTN RIV,DUCK UNDER PWR LINES,HIT WATER.ATMTD TO LAND ON SANDBAR,OVERSHOT.

## 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 SEA77FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA01-145165), Oct 2, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2535Z), Forsyth, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2535Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19960815046789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815046789A), Aug 15, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2535Z), Fair Hill, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-16) Operator made low pass at local mfg plant. Struck trees resulting in 2 fatalities and destroying the aircraft.
- [Accident 19960815022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815022679A), Aug 15, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2535Z), Elkton, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed low level buzzing and aerobatic over passengers business. Rolled just over trees. Inverted turn. Crashed.

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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