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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7GCAA · Pungo, VA · June 6, 1979

Date
June 6, 1979 · 14:45 local
Place
Pungo, VA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6347N
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FID19
Reported as
Blanca 7GCAA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,189 total112 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost elevator control on takeoff. Found corroded and broken elevator cable. Seat belt & shoulder harness used

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. FOUND CORRODED AND BROKEN ELEVATOR CABLE. SEAT BELT & SHOULDER HARNESS USED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.