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FAA incident report · Blanca 8GCBC · Independence, TX · June 16, 1979

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Date
June 16, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place
Independence, TX
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4162Y
Reported as
Blanca 8GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,763 total534 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N4162YRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 242-77 · Built 1977Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was towing glider, struck fencepost on takeoff. Glider overlfew and landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS TOWING GLIDER, STRUCK FENCEPOST ON TAKEOFF. GLIDER OVERLFEW AND LANDED SAFELY.

Other reports on N4162Y · 1

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

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