# Accident 19790622014989A: Blanca 7KCAB, Laurel, MT, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6740° N, 108.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6740&lon=-108.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1833G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1833G-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 63 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622014989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF TOWING AN ADVERTISING BANNER AND STALLED. THE PILOT HAD NOT TOWED A BANNER BEFORE.

## 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 SEA79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA040), Jun 22, 1979: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1833G), Laurel, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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