# Accident 19790614014559A: Blanca 8GCBC, The Dalles, OR, June 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5984° N, 121.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5984&lon=-121.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4143Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 35 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614014559A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA79DYM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM40), Jun 14, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4143Y), The Dalles, OR, 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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