N4159Y is a 1977 Bellanca 8GCBC. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 3 seats, powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Reese, MI. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Aug 1997. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2016. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 49 years old
- 1 of 188 Bellanca 8GCBC
2016
1997
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The pilot was conducting a flight in a tailwheel equipped airplane. During the landing, the airplane bounced, and then settled back to the runway. The tail of the airplane rose, the nose of the airplane dropped, and the propeller struck the ground. The airplane came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, both wings, and wing struts. The pilot noted that the airstrip was more wet than he anticipated. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. Wind conditions at the time of the accident were from 120° at 9 knots, the pilot landed on runway 36.
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