# Accident 19780128001509A: Blanca 7GCBC, Havre, MT, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Havre, MT
- Airport: Woronik Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1116E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1116E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128001509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OWNER INSTALLED SKIS.NON-APPROVED MOD.WELDING DENORMALIZED ATTACHT P/N 1-9805.BROKE ON T/O.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FTI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI06), Jan 28, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N1116E), Havre, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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