# Accident 19790401019559A: Blanca 7GCBC, Bristol, WI, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bristol, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5589° N, 88.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5589&lon=-88.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5507K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5507K-2019-10-05) (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: 1,316 total, 70 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401019559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING BANNER TOW OPERATION. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. .

## 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 CHI79FEP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP39), Apr 1, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5507K), Bristol, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5507K (1)

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

- [Accident 20160921019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921019509A), Sep 21, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5507K), Big River, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was in route to a camp when engine oil pressure fluctuation began. Fumes and smoke entered the cabin. The pilot's vision was obscured by apparent smoke.…

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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