# Accident 19800425010289A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Kodiak, AK, April 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1980, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2975Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2975Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 28 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010289A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAIN PASS. STALLED AIRPLANE INTO SNOW ATTEMPTING TO TURN BACK.

## 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 ANC80DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA042), Apr 25, 1980: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2975Q), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2975Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20180901019979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901019979I), Sep 1, 2018: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2975Q), Northway, AK, Minor damage. The pilot was landing his 8GCBC on a rough sand bar near Northway Alaska. He has landed on this sandbar many times before. He lined up to land and felt some…
- [Accident 20080809843999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809843999A), Aug 9, 2008: Bbavia 8GCBC (N2975Q), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The PIC stated he was traveling from Northway to his cabin strip on the snag river. He circled the strip trying to determine wind direction. He attempted…

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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