# NTSB CHI76DEP47: Bellanca 8GCBC, N88089, West Bend, WI, September 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: West Bend, WI · WEST BEND, WI
- Location: 43.4175° N, 88.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4175&lon=-88.1817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3010   76/9/4    WEST BEND,WI        BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N88089              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 21, 865 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            251 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST BEND,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WINDOW OPENED,PLT DISTRACTED BY BLOWING PAPERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88089](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88089-2019-05-07), registration cancelled 2019-05-07, S/N 74-74, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Bend

## 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 19760904028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904028199A), Sep 4, 1976: Blanca 8GCBC, West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Window opened,plt distracted by blowing papers.

## Other investigations on N88089 (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 CHI04CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA169), Jun 23, 2004: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88089), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to initiate the flight given the crosswind wind condition. Additional causes were the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his subsequent failure to…

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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