# Accident 19790714017219A: Blanca 7GCBC, Meadow, SD, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Meadow, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5292° N, 102.2163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meadow, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5292&lon=-102.2163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53829-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714017219A

## Narrative

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

RANCHER STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN SOFT SAND IN A PASTURE. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MKC79DTK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK19), Jul 14, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53829), Meadow, SD, 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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