# Accident 20260601007399A: Bellanca 8GCBC, Salcha, AK, June 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2026, 16:00 local time
- Place: Salcha, AK
- Airport: Greg'N Sage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5421° N, 146.8331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5421&lon=-146.8331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4162Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4162Y) (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: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 798 total, 723 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260601007399A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO LAND WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF ITS INTENDED PATH, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS LED TO THE PILOT STRIKING THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TREES AND ENDED IN A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR, AND NOSE.

## 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 ANC26LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA047), Jun 2, 2026: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4162Y), Salcha, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N4162Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790616016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616016939I), Jun 16, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC (N4162Y), Independence, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was towing glider, struck fencepost on takeoff. Glider overlfew and landed safely.

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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