# NTSB DEN76DTC44: Bellanca 7GCBC, N8752, Glenrock, WY, August 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1976
- Place: Glenrock, WY · GLENROCK, WY
- Location: 42.8595° N, 105.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenrock, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8595&lon=-105.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTC44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2460  76/8/12  NR.GLENROCK,WY        BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8752               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GLENROCK,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALTITUDE 6300 FT. HIT DITCH ON TKOF,TORE RUDDER LOOSE. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8752](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8752), registered now, S/N 469-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19760812026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760812026029A), Aug 12, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC, Glenrock, WY, Substantial damage. Density altitude 6300 ft. hit ditch on tkof,tore rudder loose. Further dmg on ldg.

## Other investigations on N8752 (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 SEA03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA004), Oct 13, 2002: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8752), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tower during an aborted landing. Factors include landing with a tailwind and a tower.

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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