# Accident 19790930030239A: Blanca 8KCAB, Alma, IL, September 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Alma, IL
- Airport: Pittsport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7229° N, 88.9117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7229&lon=-88.9117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499AC-1982-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB-180 (registry code 1220802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,956 total, 0 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930030239A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF WITH STEEP CLIMBING, LOW ALTITUDE TURN. ACFT STALLED, MADE STEEP DESCENT, HIT GROUND ON PULL OUT.

## 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 CHI79FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV35), Sep 30, 1979: Bellanca 8KCAB (N499AC), Alma, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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