# Accident 19791027029112A: Blanca 7ECA, Des Moines, IA, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: North Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8724V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8724V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 123 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027029112A

## Narrative

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

STARTED TO TAXI ONTO TAXIWAY. PROPELLER STRUCK WING TIP OF ACFT ENTERING TAXIWAY FROM LEFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8194C, Piper PA22135: [Accident 19791027029111A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027029111A)

## 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 MKC80DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD05), Oct 27, 1979: Bellanca 7ECA (N8724V), Des Moines, IA, 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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