# NTSB DEN77DQA11: Bellanca 8GCBC, N8658V, Aztec, NM, January 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1977
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA11-156730

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0061   77/1/5    AZTEC,NM            BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 500
        TIME - 1400                    N8658V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AZTEC,NM                    FARMINGTON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8658V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8658V-2011-03-28), registration cancelled 2011-03-28, S/N 168-75, built 1975 (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: Aztec Municipal

## 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 19770105000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770105000059A), Jan 5, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC, Aztec, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8658V (2)

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 DEN78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA042), May 13, 1978: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8658V), Nunn, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN76DQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA12), Aug 23, 1975: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8658V), Farmington, NM, 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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