# NTSB LAX78FUG07: Bellanca 8GCBC, N88049, Elsinore, CA, December 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  77/12/18 NR.ELSINORE,CA        BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 535
        TIME - 0900                    N88049              PX-  0  0  1  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY LARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ELSINORE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIGH SPEED TAXI. TAXIWAY HAD BUMPS ON IT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N88049 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Lark

## 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 19771218037679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218037679A), Dec 18, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC, Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. High speed taxi. Taxiway had bumps on it.

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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