# Accident 19790922025939A: Blanca 8GCBC, Jackson, WY, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 10:05 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 43.6073° N, 110.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON HOLE (JAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6073&lon=-110.7377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5052W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5052W) (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: 5,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922025939A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF IN TOUCHDOWN. LANDING GEAR U BOLT FAILED. ACFT DAMAGED IN RESULTING GROUND LOOP

## 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 DEN79DTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC27), Sep 22, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5052W), Jackson, WY, 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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