Bellanca 8GCBC N88352
29 March 2001 · Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 2001 at about 21:30 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N88352 was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Vegas Municipal (LVS)
- Coordinates
- 35.5893, -105.2198
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N88352
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Factors were weather evaluation by the pilot and rough terrain off the side of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was conducting his final landing from a local flight, on which he had stayed in the pattern. He landed on runway 20 with a right quartering tail wind of approximately 6 knots. During landing roll, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway into rough terrain. The landing gear was sheared off and the left wing buckled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2001 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2001 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Nixon, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2001 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Long Beach, California, United States | Hart Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2000 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Immokalee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Guilford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2001 | Cameron Balloons N-210 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | North American SNJ-5 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Cessna 172F | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Eastern New Mexico Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172N | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | 1977 Colfer-Chan STEEN SKYBOLT | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |