# Accident 19810305008729A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Anaktuvik Pass, AK, March 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Anaktuvik Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1474° N, 151.6982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1474&lon=-151.6982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8635V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635V-2017-10-27) (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: 585 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305008729A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SNOW-COVERED GROUND IN WHITEOUT DURING OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. AIRPLANE SKI-EQUIPPED.

## 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 ANC81DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA026), Mar 5, 1981: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8635V), Umiat, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8635V (1)

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

- [Accident 19770323006839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770323006839A), Mar 23, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC (N8635V), Lemmon, SD, Substantial damage. Attempting to land on roadway. Crosswind drifted aircraft into trees. Wnd gusts 35K

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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