# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 8GCBC: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB BFO95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA082.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · East Moriches, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1995 · N86587 · Destroyed
  > the structural failure of the wing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA024.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1988 · N5504S · Substantial damage
  > During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot applied hard left rudder for a few seconds, then the left main tire came off the rim. Subsequently, the left gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest partly off the runway.
- [NTSB NYC87FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA272.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Martha Vineyard, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1987 · N5060K · Destroyed
  > The plt was involved in commerical fishing operations as a spotter and to direct the closing of nets around schools of tuna. While directing the closing of a net, the fish being netted reversed course and started to escape from the open net. The plt dove at a…
- [NTSB MKC87FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA131.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Holdrege, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1987 · N87099 · Destroyed
  > Witnesses stated that the aircraft was performing a loop when the left wing failed upward and rearward causing the aircraft to plummet to the ground, out of control. The aircraft appeared to have been in trouble during the loop entry and throughout the…
- [NTSB BFO86FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA047.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Woodbine, MD · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1986 · N53899 · Destroyed
  > Witnesses observed the aircraft nose over into a dive after the glider it had been towing released. They then saw it roll and during the roll the left wing departed the aircraft. The CFI in the glider had observed the pilot of N53899 perform what appeared to…
- [NTSB ANC84LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA130.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Aleknagik, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1984 · N7662S · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed into trees short of a clearing during a forced landing following a prop failure. Post accident attemptsto identify the reasons for the failure were clouded by the impact damage. The acft was placarded warning against continuous high RPM…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1220803&occurrence=130

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