# Accident 19820301001409A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Mena, AR, March 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermountain Reg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5796° N, 94.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5796&lon=-94.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50402 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820301001409A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED CROSSWIND TO LIFT A WING ON THE LANDING ROLL. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA078), Mar 1, 1982: Bellanca 8GCBC (N50402), Mena, AR, 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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