# Accident 19790604014839A: Blanca 8GCBC, Glenallen, AK, June 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Glenallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7673S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7673S-1982-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 290 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604014839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON A GLACIER. BROKE THROUGH THE ICE,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 ANC79DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG63), Jun 4, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7673S), Glenallen, AK, 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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