# NTSB OAK79FVD09: Bellanca 8KCAB, N8622V, Fremont, CA, January 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1979
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0017  79/1/20    FREMONT,CA          BELLANCA 8KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 141
        TIME - 1230                    N8622V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CA                FREMONT,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8622V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8622V), registered now, S/N 172-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fremont Municipal

## 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 19790120001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001259A), Jan 20, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB, Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing, nosed over in soft mud.

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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