# NTSB ANC79DA095: Bellanca 8GCBC, N86932, Old Harbor, AK, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: Old Harbor, AK · OLD HARBOR, AK
- Location: 57.2186° N, 153.3278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2186&lon=-153.3278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2120  79/9/20    OLD HARBOR,AK       BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 890
        TIME - 1201                    N86932              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KODIAK,AK                   OLD HARBOR,AK               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- LOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86932](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86932-1983-04-23), registration cancelled 1983-04-23, S/N 38-74 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Old Harbor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790920027839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920027839A), Sep 20, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Old Harbor, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on glassy water. Aircraft swerved and settled on its left side into the water.

## Other investigations on N86932 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC75DAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG08), Jul 1, 1974: Bellanca 7GCBC (N86932), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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