# Incident 19830825051459I: Bbavia 8GCBC, Pukwana, SD, August 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Pukwana, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7791° N, 99.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pukwana, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7791&lon=-99.1843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5071K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5071K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825051459I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO ANXIETY TO RETURN. DAMAGED PROP AND WING TIP. BIRDS NEST ON CYLINDERS.

## Other reports on N5071K (1)

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

- [Accident 20260213001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260213001209A), Feb 13, 2026: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5071K), De Smet, SD, Substantial damage. On 13 feb 2026 at 1600 pm a Bellanca 8GCBC [privacy data omitted]/operated aircraft veered off the right side of the runway during landing rollout coming to…

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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