# NTSB FTW78DPG03: Bellanca 8GCBC, N8558V, Marianna, AR, October 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1977
- Place: Marianna, AR · MARIANNA, AR
- Location: 34.7736° N, 90.7675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marianna, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7736&lon=-90.7675&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG03-145402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3201  77/10/12   MARIANNA,AR         BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1010
        TIME - 1530                    N8558V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELENA,AR                   MARIANNA,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON RIVER LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8558V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8558V-1984-07-06), registration cancelled 1984-07-06, S/N 139-75 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (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 19771012032659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771012032659A), Oct 12, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC, Marianna, AR, Substantial damage. Lndd on river levee.

## Other investigations on N8558V (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 DEN81FTG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG12), Jun 24, 1981: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8558V), Rugby, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC75DCG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG21), Nov 28, 1974: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8558V), Carthage, MO, 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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