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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 8GCBC · Plymouth, MA · August 18, 1979

Date
August 18, 1979 · 12:42 local
Place
Plymouth, MA
Airport
Plymouth
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50548
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FNA28
Reported as
Blanca 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,025 total20 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot smelled smoke from engine on takeoff. Dumped flaps instead of releasing glider. Flipped over off end of rwy

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SMELLED SMOKE FROM ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED FLAPS INSTEAD OF RELEASING GLIDER. FLIPPED OVER OFF END OF RWY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.