# Incident 19790804031089I: Bbavia 8GCBC, Leitchfield, KY, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Leitchfield, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.4862° N, 86.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leitchfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4862&lon=-86.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8648V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8648V) (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: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 54 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/19790804031089I

## Narrative

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

SPRAY PILOT STRUCK NEWLY STRUNG FARMERS WIRE.

## Other reports on N8648V (1)

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

- [Accident 19960905026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026199A), Sep 5, 1996: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8648V), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed. Lost control departing remote strip in severe turbulent surface wind. Impacted level and rolled onto its side.

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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