# NTSB FTW77DRG30: Bellanca 8GCBC, N4101Y, Juno, TX, March 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1977
- Place: Juno, TX · JUNO, TX
- Location: 30.1519° N, 101.1154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juno, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1519&lon=-101.1154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0197   77/3/6  NR.JUNO,TX            BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N4101Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 2448 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OZONA,TX                   JUNO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD HIT SOFT SPOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4101Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4101Y), registered now, S/N 230-76, built 1976 (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

## 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 19770306004659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770306004659A), Mar 6, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC, Juno, TX, Substantial damage. Lndd on road hit soft spot

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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