# NTSB DEN79DTC27: Bellanca 8GCBC, N5052W, Jackson, WY, September 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1979
- Place: Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTC27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3268  79/9/22    JACKSON,WY          BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1005                    N5052W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON HOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- U-BOLT RT GEAR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5052W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5052W), registered now, S/N 320-79 (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: Jackson Hole

## 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 19790922025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922025939A), Sep 22, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear broke off in touchdown. Landing gear u bolt failed. Acft damaged in resulting ground loop

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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