# Incident 19831014065619I: Bbavia 8GCBC, Eagle River, AK, October 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1983, 16:02 local time
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Airport: Eagle River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3214° N, 149.5678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3214&lon=-149.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2976M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2976M-2018-02-13) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014065619I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. TOO MANY SPACERS ON RIGHT OVERSIZE TIRE INSTALLATION. MOVED BRAKE UNIT OUT TOO FAR.

## Other reports on N2976M (1)

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

- [Accident 20140929018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140929018519A), Sep 29, 2014: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2976M), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was landing off-airport. He did a low pass to survey the landing area. When he came back around for the first landing, he encountered gusty winds and…

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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