# Accident 19790325005239A: Blanca 7GCBC, Hollister, CA, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8649V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649V-2009-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,410 total, 7 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 OAK79DVM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM16), Mar 25, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8649V), Hollister, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8649V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951026034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951026034659A), Oct 26, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8649V), Hemet, CA, Destroyed. Check flight for glider tow. Short field demo too slow and low. Stalled. Crashed into rough area short of runway.

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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