Bellanca 8GCBC — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 23, 2026
There are 312 Bellanca 8GCBC airframes on record (built 1974–1980), 181 currently registered. 19 have one or more NTSB accident records (20 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 23, 2026.
Recent Bellanca 8GCBC accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
A partial loss of engine power resulting from cylinder detonation and a cracked spark plug, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet turf runway with a quartering tailwind.
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance with trees during landing.
The tow airplane pilot’s loss of control resulting from the glider pilot’s failure to maintain a proper altitude behind the tow airplane, which caused the tail of the tow airplane to be lifted upward and the tow airplane to pitch nose down while at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the glider pilot’s distraction when the canopy opened in flight.