# NTSB investigations: Bellanca 8GCBC, MD

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 IAD01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA072.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Berlin, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2001 · N8582V · Substantial damage
  > pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB BFO93FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA119.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Berlin, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1993 · N88189 · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during pullup from an attempted banner pickup, which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB BFO90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA005.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Churchville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1989 · N7871S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining adequate clearance from the wind sock during an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the presence of another aircraft.
- [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 BFO85LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA063.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Woodbine, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1985 · N7657S · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a hard landing at Woodbine airport, Woodbine, Maryland, while on a check ride.
- [NTSB ATL82DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA053.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 15, 1982 · N53899 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed with 10 degrees of flaps in a 10 to 15 knot, left crosswind condition. He reported that wind gusts picked up the left wing and he was unable to adequately compensate with power and aileron. The aircraft became airborne and then hit the ground…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1220803'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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