# Accident 19790701014409A: Blanca 7GCBC, Big Sky, MT, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Big Sky, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2847° N, 111.3683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Sky, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2847&lon=-111.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6397V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 425 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701014409A

## Narrative

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

SELECTED 800 FT SECTION OF GRAVEL ROAD FOR LANDING,ON SECOND LOW PASS,PULLED UP IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN,STALLED ACFT

## 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 SEA79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA041), Jul 1, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N6397V), Big Sky, MT, destroyed, 2 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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