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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7GCBC · Eureka, AK · September 3, 1979

Date
September 3, 1979 · 19:15 local
Place
Eureka, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57652
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAH06
Reported as
Blanca 7GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,418 total1,328 in this make and model0 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 stated he took off from lake with full flaps down, aircraft settled back into the water near end of lake.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM LAKE WITH FULL FLAPS DOWN, AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK INTO THE WATER NEAR END OF LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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