# Accident 19840725037209A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Selz, ND, July 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1984, 09:51 local time
- Place: Selz, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8594° N, 99.8934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selz, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8594&lon=-99.8934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88176 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 124 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725037209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DETECTED SMOKE IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AND AIRCRAFT BURNED. ALTERNATOR P/N ALY8403 WAS BLAMED.

## 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 DEN84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA238), Jul 25, 1984: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88176), Selz, ND, 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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