# Accident 19801012056969A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Manchester, NH, October 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Grenier Industria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50402 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012056969A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL, NOSED OVER. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO RECOVER CONTROL.

## 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 NYC81FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC03), Oct 12, 1980: Bellanca 8GCBC (N50402), Manchester, NH, 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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