# NTSB MIA76FKG20: Bellanca 8GCBC, N86756, Waynesboro, GA, September 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Waynesboro, GA · WAYNESBORO, GA
- Location: 33.0913° N, 82.0143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0913&lon=-82.0143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2879   75/9/1    WAYNESBORO,GA       BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6700
        TIME - 1700                    N86756              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   10                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- BRASS CARB FUEL INLET FITTING REDUCER 3/8 IN TO 1/4 IN BKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86756](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86756-2014-04-04), registration cancelled 2014-04-04, S/N 14-74, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, 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 19750901029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901029939A), Sep 1, 1975: Blanca 8GCBC, Waynesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Brass carb fuel inlet fitting reducer 3/8 in to 1/4 in bkn.

## Other investigations on N86756 (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 ATL85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA139), Apr 18, 1985: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86756), Elizabethton, TN, 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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