# Accident 19790524017459A: Blanca 7KCAB, Canadian, TX, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Canadian, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9097° N, 100.3839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canadian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9097&lon=-100.3839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9195L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9195L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524017459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED OFF AIRPORT. HIT A DITCH AND CRASHED, ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF.

## 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 FTW79DQG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG39), May 24, 1979: Bellanca 7KCAB (N9195L), Canadian, TX, substantial damage

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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