# Accident 19790120001159A: Blanca 8GCBC, Thompson, UT, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Thompson, UT
- Airport: Moab
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N53787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53787) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 240 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON A SOD RUNWAY WHICH WAS COVERED WITH 5 INCHES OF SNOW. RAN INTO A SNOW DRIFT AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN79DTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTM09), Jan 20, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53787), Thompson, UT, 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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