NTSB investigations: Bellanca 8GCBC
11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bellanca 8GCBC, where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220803')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220803')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ANC24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Lime Village, AKThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB CEN24LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Cleveland, MSThe pilot’s failure to attain/maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during landing.NTSB CEN24LA136Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Grind Stone City, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet turf runway with a quartering tailwind.NTSB GAA18CA465Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · El Dorado, ARThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA537Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Foley, ALThe ground crew’s incorrect hook up of the banner, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Willow, AKThe airplane's left main ski's collision with a submerged frozen sand berm.NTSB ANC13CA039Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Seward, AKThe pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA12CA339Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Gulf Shores, ALThe pilot's inadvertent application of the wheel brakes immediately after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB ANC12TA008Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Delta Junction, AKIce accretion in the main landing gear wheel brakes, which prevented the main landing gear wheels from rotating on landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB ERA11CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Linwood, NJThe pilot's improper brake application during the landing roll which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC08CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.