# Accident 19790514011409A: Blanca 7GCBC, Waipahu, HI, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 18:16 local time
- Place: Waipahu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3849° N, 158.0110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waipahu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3849&lon=-158.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53791, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53791) (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: 434 total, 79 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514011409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRACTICE LANDING ON ROAD . WING STRUCK ROAD SIGN.

## 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 OAK79FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA11), May 14, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53791), Waipahu, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53791 (4)

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

- [Incident 19830825052249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825052249I), Aug 25, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53791), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Landed downwind. Ground looped at end of runway while turning off at a high rate of speed.
- [Incident 19830304019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830304019269I), Mar 4, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53791), Barbers Point, HI, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff was caught in wake turbulence of a C130 that was on runup. Damaged both wingtips.
- [Incident 19811111086019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111086019I), Nov 11, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53791), Barbers Point, HI, Minor damage. Aircraft tipped over by propeller blast from another aircraft. Tower failed to hold or caution pilot.
- [Incident 19781125024589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125024589I), Nov 25, 1978: Blanca 7GCBC (N53791), Barbers Point, HI, Minor damage. Instructor took over controls after student bounced on landing. More bounces and prop struck 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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