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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 8GCBC · The Dalles, OR · June 14, 1979

Date
June 14, 1979 · 17:15 local
Place
The Dalles, OR
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4143Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYM40
Reported as
Blanca 8GCBC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,432 total35 in this make and model50 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.

Attempt. Takeoff on narrow dirt road after precaut. Low on fuel landing. Wheels hit soft dirt.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPT. TAKEOFF ON NARROW DIRT ROAD AFTER PRECAUT. LOW ON FUEL LANDING. WHEELS HIT SOFT DIRT.

NTSB investigation

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