# Accident 19790419007009A: Blanca 7GCBC, Longlake, SD, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Longlake, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8567° N, 99.2058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8567&lon=-99.2058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31276-2019-11-29) (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: 1,002 total, 338 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419007009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK PICKUP TRUCK AFTER LIFT OFF IN FARM FIELD.

## 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 MKC79FTK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK10), Apr 19, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N31276), Long Lake, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31276 (2)

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

- [Incident 20040326004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326004239I), Mar 26, 2004: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31276), Roundup, MT, Minor damage. (-23) On 03/26/04 at approximately 0720, aircraft N31276 landed at Roundup, MT airport (rpx) and crashed. Investigation revealed that the right main landing…
- [Accident 19800615021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615021849A), Jun 15, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31276), Joplin, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane while circling to land. Spin developed until ground impact.

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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