# Accident 19780608016129A: Blanca 8KCA/, Green River, WY, June 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Green River, WY
- Airport: Green River
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.5130° N, 109.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green River, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5130&lon=-109.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 913 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608016129A

## Narrative

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

SHARP R BANK DRG LOW PASS OVER ARPT.

## 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 DEN78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA047), Jun 8, 1978: Bellanca 8KCAB (N777DW), Green River, WY, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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