# Accident 19790428023249A: Blanca 7GCBC, Miami, FL, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2670Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2670Z-1982-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 170 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKT62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428023249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM FOUND.

## 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 MIA79FKT62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT62), Apr 28, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2670Z), Miami, FL, destroyed

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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