# Accident 19780513010449A: Blanca 8KCA/, Nunn, CO, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: Nunn, CO
- Airport: Sidwell Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.7137° N, 104.7888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nunn, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7137&lon=-104.7888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8658V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8658V-2011-03-28) (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 8KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,625 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513010449A

## 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 DEN78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA042), May 13, 1978: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8658V), Nunn, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8658V (2)

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

- [Accident 19770105000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770105000059A), Jan 5, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC (N8658V), Aztec, NM, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750823026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823026189A), Aug 23, 1975: Blanca 8GCBC (N8658V), Farmington, NM, 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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