# Incident 19790524027529I: Blanca 7GCBC, Knife River, MN, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Knife River, MN
- Airport: Small Bear
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9489° N, 91.7842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knife River, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9489&lon=-91.7842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2612Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2612Z) (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: 320 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524027529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER ABORTING TAKEOFF FROM WET SOD FIELD.

## Other reports on N2612Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19800711024979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711024979A), Jul 11, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N2612Z), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot did not do a complete preflight. Control was locked on takeoff. Plane crashed after liftoff from 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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