Bellanca 8 accidents

The NTSB database holds 408 accidents and incidents involving the Bellanca 8, recorded between 1973 to 2026. 116 of them were fatal (28%), and 159 people died.

The deadliest year was 1977, with 18 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (79 records).

Most of these records are from United States and Denmark.

202 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

408

Records

116

Fatal

159

Deaths

28%

Share fatal

1973 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 206 of 408 have coordinates

By decade

1970s 127

1980s 122

1990s 84

2000s 35

2010s 24

2020s 16

Where these happened

United States 407 Denmark 1

Operators involved

Spirit of Palo 2 RJW Aviation 2 Simsbury Air S 2 Ocean Aerial ADS, Inc 2 Flirite, Inc. 2 Bellanca Aircr 2

All 408 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
1 Feb 1983	Bellanca 8GCBC N8639V	Melozi Hot Spgs, Alaska, United States	William Robideau	Fatal	3
9 Apr 1977	Bellanca 8KCAB N88261	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Carr Aero Sale	Fatal	3
8 Mar 2015	Bellanca 8KCAB N7698S	Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States	Winstead Robert M	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1996	Bellanca 8KCAB N2535Z	Elkton, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 May 1994	Bellanca 8GCBC N86980	Challis, Idaho, United States	Schmidt, Richard O.	Fatal	2
28 Jan 1994	Bellanca 8GCBC N7634S	Usaf Academy, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1993	Bellanca 8KCAB N5035K	Elk Springs, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Oct 1990	Bellanca 8KCAB N5058J	Belen, New Mexico, United States	Mark L. Bode	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1990	Bellanca 8KCAB N2976R	West Bend, Wisconsin, United States	Gran-Aire, Inc.	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1987	Bellanca 8KCAB N41682	Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States	BRD Trustees Vincennes Univ	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1987	Bellanca 8GCBC N87099	Holdrege, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1987	Bellanca 8GCBC N7620S	Panama City, Florida, United States	Walker Aviation Services, Inc.	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1987	Bellanca 8KCAB N377SW	New Milford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1986	Bellanca 8GCBC N53899	Woodbine, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Dec 1985	Bellanca 8KCAB N2697Z	Springfield, Tennessee, United States	William Aviation	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1985	Bellanca 8KCAB N5054Y	Clearwater, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1984	Bellanca 8GCBC N86859	Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1984	Bellanca 8GCBC N4167Y	Houston, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1984	Bellanca 8KCAB N5502V	Kiefer, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Oct 1983	Bellanca 8KCAB N55008	Sullivan, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1981	Bellanca 8KCAB N90980	Alma, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jul 1981	Bellanca 8KCAB N4112Y	San Carlos, California, United States no coordinates	Aero Flite	Fatal	2
21 Oct 1980	Bellanca 8KCAB N99AM	Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	Aerobatics, Inc	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1980	Bellanca 8GCBC N88286	Glenallen, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1980	Bellanca 8KCAB N4PM	Clifton, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1980	Bellanca 8KCAB N4127Y	Marathon, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Dec 1979	Bellanca 8KCAB N5032K	San Fernando, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Nov 1978	Bellanca 8KCAB N4180Y	Truckee, California, United States no coordinates	Cypress Aviati	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1978	Bellanca 8KCAB N88321	Palo Alto, California, United States no coordinates	Spirit of Palo	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1978	Bellanca 8KCAB N68513	Lake Dallas, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1978	Bellanca 8KCAB N777DW	Green River, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 May 1978	Bellanca 8GCBC N8658V	Nunn, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Nov 1977	Bellanca 8KCAB N12PG	Inwood, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Curt's Aircraf	Fatal	2
2 Oct 1977	Bellanca 8KCAB N53961	Vernal, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1977	Bellanca 8GCBC N18854	San Mateo, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1977	Bellanca 8GCBC N8749V	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Feb 1977	Bellanca 8KCAB N53980	Valparaiso, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Otto F Schaap	Fatal	2
25 Oct 1976	Bellanca 8GCBC N86975	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Aug 1976	Bellanca 8KCAB N41818	Amarillo, Texas, United States no coordinates	Tradewind Airp	Fatal	2
15 Jul 1976	Bellanca 8GCBC N8757V	Livengood, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1975	Bellanca 8GCBC N33EV	Willow, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Rustic Wildern	Fatal	2
9 May 2020	Bellanca 8GCBC N4116Y	Byron, California, United States	Northern California Soaring Assoc	Fatal	1
4 Jun 2012	Bellanca 8GCBC N88095	Zahl, North Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	1
31 Jan 2009	Bellanca 8KCAB N31254	Moscow, Tennessee, United States	Ray K. Davis	Fatal	1
3 Sep 2007	Bellanca 8KCAB-180 N240R	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States	Flying M Hunting Club, Inc.	Fatal	1
8 Jul 2000	Bellanca 8KCAB N8739V	Capron, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	1
15 Jun 2000	Bellanca 8KCAB N8659V	San Jose, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
19 Sep 1999	Bellanca 8KCAB N5532K	Atlanta, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1998	Bellanca 8KCAB N924TA	Superior, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 May 1997	Bellanca 8KCAB N5057F	New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	1