# Accident 20180727018169A: Bellanca 8GCBC, El Dorado, AR, July 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2018, 12:45 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2211° N, 92.8117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2211&lon=-92.8117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391KM-2019-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C2A (registry code 42285, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 2 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA465) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018169A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 CDT, N391KM A BELLANCA 8GCBC (SCOUT) AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO BLUES AIR, LLC AND OPERATED BY A TWO COMMERCIAL PILOTS, PERFORMING AERIAL SURVEY (PIPE LINE PATROL). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHEN CLIMBING TO AIRPORT PATTERN ALTITUDE FROM ALTITUDE AERIAL SURVEY WORK WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED, BOTH PILOTS NOTED BOTH FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SHOWED EMPTY.  THE SECOND COMMERCIAL PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON A LOGGING ROAD NEAR A CLEAR CUT TIMBER FIELD. ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER.  THE CREW MEMBERS DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA465), Jul 27, 2018: Bellanca 8GCBC (N391KM), El Dorado, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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