# NTSB DEN75FQA23: Bellanca 8GCBC, N88154, San Mateo, NM, December 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1974
- Place: San Mateo, NM · SAN MATEO, NM
- Location: 35.3381° N, 107.6461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Mateo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3381&lon=-107.6461&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA23

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3538   74/12/2 NR.SAN MATEO,N MEX    BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 12000
        TIME - 1200                    N88154              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SAN MATEO,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR ATTACH BOLT MS20005-34 AND GEAR U BOLT BROKE.LDG AREA OPEN RANGE WITH 3IN MOUND OF DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88154](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88154-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 83-74 (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

## 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 19741202037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202037869A), Dec 2, 1974: Blanca 7GCBC, San Mateo, NM, Substantial damage. Left gear attach bolt MS20005-34 and gear u bolt broke. Ldg area open range with 3IN mound of dirt.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.