# Accident 19790721025099A: Blanca 7GCAA, Mankato, MN, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 07:30 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1711° N, 93.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1711&lon=-93.9756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9186L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9186L) (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: 127 total, 102 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721025099A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING THE PILOT DECIDED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RWY LEFT. ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. HIT CORN AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC79DER56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER56), Jul 21, 1979: Bellanca 7GCAA (N9186L), Mankato, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9186L (3)

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

- [Incident 19970701035549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970701035549I), Jul 1, 1997: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9186L), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot practicing landings. Made 3 full stall landings and was attempting wheel landing and lost control. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19891120054739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120054739I), Nov 20, 1989: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9186L), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Braked aircraft too hard while attempting to turn off runway. Aircraft nosed over. Propeller damaged.
- [Incident 19790204005309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204005309I), Feb 4, 1979: Blanca 7GCAA (N9186L), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Left ski broke off after landing.

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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