# Accident 20260213001209A: Bellanca 8GCBC, De Smet, SD, February 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2026, 16:00 local time
- Place: De Smet, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4323° N, 97.5585° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4323&lon=-97.5585&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: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 374 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260213001209A

## Narrative

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

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 REST IN A DITCH DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE 1 PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HELD PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRSTRIP AND OCCURRED AT WILDER AIRPORT (6E5).

## 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 CEN26LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA117), Feb 13, 2026: Bellanca 8GCBC (N5071K), De Smet, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N5071K (1)

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

- [Incident 19830825051459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825051459I), Aug 25, 1983: Bbavia 8GCBC (N5071K), Pukwana, SD, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Made hard landing due to anxiety to return. Damaged prop and wing tip. Birds nest on cylinders.

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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