# Incident 19781124025649I: Blanca 8GCBC, Brockton, MT, November 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Brockton, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1555° N, 104.9042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brockton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1555&lon=-104.9042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8608V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8608V) (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 8GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 150 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/19781124025649I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING IN FIELD WITH 12 INCHES OF SNOW. SKIES SETTLED THROUGH SNOW AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

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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