# NTSB NYC79FNA28: Bellanca 8GCBC, N50548, Plymouth, MA, August 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1979
- Place: Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2149  79/8/18    PLYMOUTH,MA         BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4025
        TIME - 1242                    N50548              PX-  0  0  1  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,MA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT TOLD PAX TO RELEASE GLIDER,PAX LOWERED FLAPS INSTEAD.#2,3,&4 EXHAUST RISERS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50548](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50548-1980-11-24), registration cancelled 1980-11-24, S/N 31879 (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
- Airport: Plymouth

## 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 19790818022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818022999A), Aug 18, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot smelled smoke from engine on takeoff. Dumped flaps instead of releasing glider. Flipped over off end of rwy

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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