# NTSB LAX75DUG15: Bellanca 8GCBC, N86917, Adelanto, CA, October 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1974
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3304  74/10/13 NR.ADELANTO,CALIF     BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 395
        TIME - 1515                    N86917              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ADELANTO,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING S TURNS AT LOW ALT.STALL WRNG INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86917](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86917-2020-06-05), registration cancelled 2020-06-05, S/N 27-74 (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: El Mirage

## 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 19741013034489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013034489A), Oct 13, 1974: Blanca 8GCBC, Adelanto, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft during s turns at low alt. Stall wrng inop.

## Other investigations on N86917 (1)

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 ERA12CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA339), May 16, 2012: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86917), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent application of the wheel brakes immediately after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing 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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