# Accident 19791006029499A: Blanca 7KCAB, Big Spring, TX, October 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8647, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8647) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006029499A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT, DAMAGING FUEL TANKS AND FUSELAGE FABRIC.

## 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 FTW80FQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG01), Oct 6, 1979: Bellanca 7KCAB (N8647), Big Spring, TX, 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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