# Accident 19811019068189A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Tanana, AK, October 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Airport: Bear Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1840° N, 152.0551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tanana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1840&lon=-152.0551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2810Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2810Z-2017-05-31) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,717 total, 626 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019068189A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW-COVERED STRIP.RAN INTO LOOSE SNOW AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC82DAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA01), Oct 19, 1981: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2810Z), Tanana, AK, 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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