# Accident 19830201001949A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Melozi Hot Spri, AK, February 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1983, 16:36 local time
- Place: Melozi Hot Spri, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0305° N, 154.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0305&lon=-154.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8639V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8639V-2014-12-22) (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 O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201001949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM MELOZIA TO FAIRBANKS. FLIGHT SERVICE REPORTED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 ANC83FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA042), Feb 1, 1983: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8639V), Melozi Hot Spgs, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8639V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760905030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905030829A), Sep 5, 1976: Blanca 8GCBC (N8639V), Fairbanks, 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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