Bellanca 8GCBC N88049
26 June 1982 · Jacumba, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N88049, operated by Assoc. Glider Clubs of S. CA., was involved in an accident near Jacumba, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacumba, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jacumba (L78)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N88049
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Assoc. Glider Clubs of S. CA.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacumba → Jacumba
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FUM08
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER TOWING A GLIDER, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED. WHILE TAXIING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE A LANDING GEAR ATTACHING U-BOLT, PN 1-10376, HAD FAILED. ABOUT 50% OF THE FRACTURE AREA WAS RUSTED. THE MAINTENANCE OFFICER STATED THAT THE BOLTS WERE FREQUENTLY INSPECTED, AND IN THE PAST, SEVERAL FRACTURED BOLTS HAD BEEN FOUND AND REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE BOLT EACH 500 HRS. THE TOTAL TIME ON THIS BOLT WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Mayfield, Kentucky, United States | Lazy 8 Flying Club & SCH Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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| 23 Mar 1982 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | Ronald D. Frank | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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