# Accident 19790805021579A: Blanca 8GCBC, Federal Dam, MN, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Federal Dam, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2402° N, 94.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Federal Dam, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2402&lon=-94.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7695S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7695S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805021579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED GUST OF WIND CAUSED WING TO DIP INTO WATER DURING LEVEL OFF FOR WATER LANDING.

## 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 MKC79DER61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER61), Aug 5, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7695S), Federal Dam, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7695S (1)

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

- [Accident 19950513047619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513047619A), May 13, 1995: Bbavia 8GCBC (N7695S), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Alaska dept fish. Brake dragged on takeoff ignored. Nosed over. Parking brake was on.

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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