# NTSB MKC77FA028: Bellanca 8GCBC, N88167, Mound City, MO, June 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1977
- Place: Mound City, MO · MOUND CITY, MO
- Location: 40.1365° N, 95.2337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mound City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-95.2337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1954  77/6/22    MOUND CITY,MO       BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1200
        TIME - 1550                    N88167              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUND CITY,MO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUND CITY,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING ON ENGINE TEST AFTER INSTALLATION OF OIL COOLER.IN AIR APPROX FIVE MINUTES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88167](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88167-1977-11-10), registration cancelled 1977-11-10, S/N 85-74, built 1974 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mound City,Mo

## 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 19770622029239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770622029239A), Jun 22, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC, Mound City, MO, Destroyed. Low level maneuvering on engine test after installation of oil cooler. In air approx five minutes

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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