# NTSB DEN79DTM09: Bellanca 8GCBC, N53787, Thompson, UT, January 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1979
- Place: Thompson, UT · THOMPSON, UT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0316  79/1/20  NR.THOMPSON,UT        BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 515
        TIME - 1115                    N53787              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESCENT JUNCTION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOAB,UT                    THOMPSON,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53787](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53787), registered now, S/N 183-75, 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: Crescent Junction

## 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 19790120001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001159A), Jan 20, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Thompson, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on a sod runway which was covered with 5 inches of snow. Ran into a snow drift and nosed over.

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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