# Accident 19780525012569A: Blanca 8KCA/, Vacaville, CA, May 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1978
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville Glider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8599V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8599V) (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/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,106 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525012569A

## 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 OAK78DVG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG40), May 25, 1978: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8599V), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8599V (1)

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

- [Incident 20260712008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260712008419I), Jul 12, 2026: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8599V), Maneo, NC, Minor damage. Pilot departed mqi and indicated that takeoff, pattern segment, banner “pick”, and climb out enroute were normal. Upon configuring for the advertisement…

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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