# NTSB CHI94T#A03: Bellanca BL28, N8621V, Ellendale, ND, August 19, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 19, 1994, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Ellendale, ND
- Coordinates: 46.000244, -98.519493 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0002&lon=-98.5195&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94T#A03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9707/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94T%23A03

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8621V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8621V-2019-01-07), registration cancelled 2019-01-07, S/N 17175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA BL28
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, doing business as Animal & Plant Health Inspect
- Departed: JMS, JAMESTOWN, ND
- Destination: JMS
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: JMS

## 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 19940819048939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819048939A), Aug 19, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC, Ellendale, ND, Substantial damage. Hazing blackbirds at 150FT AGL engine quit. Smoke. Landing flames at cowl exhaust pipe off muffler. Made fire.

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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