# Accident 19790428011929A: Bbavia 7GCBC, St Albans, VT, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: St Albans, VT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8115° N, 73.0845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Albans, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8115&lon=-73.0845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5034K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5034K) (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: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,012 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428011929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER DOG RAN OUT ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC79FNC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC25), Apr 28, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5034K), St.Albans, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5034K (2)

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

- [Accident 20100816044419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100816044419A), Aug 16, 2010: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5034K), Douglas, WY, Destroyed. On August 16th 2010 at approximately 06:45 MDT, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N5034K, impacted the terrain about 10 miles south of Douglas, WY.the aircraft sustained…
- [Incident 19810922067719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922067719I), Sep 22, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5034K), Wiseman, AK, Minor damage. Pilot takeoff from rough surface had right main ear collapse. Damage wing and propeller.

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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