# Accident 19791002024619A: Blanca 7GCAA, Belzoni, MS, October 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Belzoni, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1805° N, 90.4863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belzoni, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1805&lon=-90.4863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86632-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 25 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DRQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DRQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002024619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOOKING OVER A RICE FIELD HE HAD RECENTLY SPRAYED. HIT A LEVEE.

## 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 MIA80DRQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DRQ01), Oct 2, 1979: Bellanca 7GCAA (N86632), Belzoni, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86632 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750413007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750413007949A), Apr 13, 1975: Blanca 7GCAA (N86632), Lk Providence, LA, Substantial damage. Plts strip,short with obstructions.

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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