# Accident 19790707016169A: Blanca 7GCAA, West Branch, MI, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: West Branch, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2738° N, 84.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Branch, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2738&lon=-84.2366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31252, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 380 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707016169A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL, STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE GUYWIRE DURING APPROACH TO FARM FIELD.

## 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 CHI79FEM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM25), Jul 7, 1979: Bellanca 7GCAA (N31252), West Branch, MI, 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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