# NTSB LAX79DUJ46: Bellanca 8GCBC, N2558Z, Dateland, AZ, February 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1979
- Place: Dateland, AZ · DATELAND, AZ
- Location: 32.8209° N, 113.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dateland, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8209&lon=-113.5422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0940  79/2/16  NR.DATELAND,AZ        BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N2558Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASA GRANDE,AZ             DATELAND,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2558Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2558Z-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 26278 (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 19790216008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216008429A), Feb 16, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Dateland, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot made an intentional off airport landing. Aircraft hit a soft spot and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N2558Z (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 LAX03LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA202), Jun 17, 2003: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2558Z), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power on takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA075), Mar 9, 1985: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2558Z), Colts Neck, NJ, 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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