# Incident 19780303015379I: Blanca 8KCAB, Shirley, MA, March 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Shirley, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5365° N, 71.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5365&lon=-71.6674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57644-1994-11-29) (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: 450 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303015379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BOUNCED DURING ATTEMPTED WHEEL LANDING, DAMAGED THE PROP.

## Other reports on N57644 (1)

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

- [Accident 19921105047719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105047719A), Nov 5, 1992: Bbavia 8KCAB (N57644), Pahrump, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Spun out of a acrobatic maneuver. Began recovery but impacted ground and exploded.

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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