# Incident 20260712008419I: Bellanca 8GCBC, Maneo, NC, July 12, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2026, 12:45 local time
- Place: Maneo, NC
- Airport: Dare County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OBXJ
- Location: 35.9190° N, 75.6955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DARE COUNTY RGNL (MQI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9190&lon=-75.6955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8599V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8599V) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,162 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260712008419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED MQI AND INDICATED THAT TAKEOFF, PATTERN SEGMENT, BANNER “PICK”, AND CLIMB OUT ENROUTE WERE NORMAL. UPON CONFIGURING FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT SEGMENT OF THE FLIGHT, HE WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST NOSE DOWN TRIM.  PILOT, AFTER NOTICING THE DISCREPANCY RETURNED TO KMQI, RELEASED THE BANNER, AND LANDED. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB CABLE WAS SEVERED. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE BROKEN CABLE ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED A NEW UNIVAIR AERONCA CABLE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 2-1905S. THE PREVIOUS CABLE WAS OF THE GALVANIZED STEEL TYPE, AND THE NEW CABLE WAS STAINLESS STEEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N8599V (1)

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

- [Accident 19780525012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525012569A), May 25, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/ (N8599V), Vacaville, CA, 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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