# Accident 19951028047179A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, October 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1995, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8103° N, 147.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8103&lon=-147.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88417, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88417) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 373 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96TA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951028047179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW COVERED STRIP. FAILED TO USE SOFT FIELD PROCEDURE. NOSED OVER IN FOUR INCH SNOW COVER.

## 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 ANC96TA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA011), Oct 28, 1995: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88417), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. The snow-covered landing surface and the pilot's decision not to perform a go-around were factors.

## Other reports on N88417 (1)

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

- [Accident 20111111027279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111111027279A), Nov 11, 2011: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88417), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied aircraft in light powder snow at chena marina prior to departure. Approximately 2 inches of snow was on the ground at the time of departure. Pilot…

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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