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NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 8GCBC · Skwenta, AK · August 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1976
Place
Skwenta, AK · SKWENTA, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N86801Bellanca 8GCBC
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760826034949A
Case key
155610

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3450  76/8/26  NR.SKWENTA,AK         BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N86801              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 2665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N86801
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N86801 · 3

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