# Accident 19790818022999A: Blanca 8GCBC, Plymouth, MA, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 12:42 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50548, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50548-1980-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,025 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818022999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA28), Aug 18, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N50548), Plymouth, MA, 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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