# Accident 19791111030679A: Blanca 7GCBC, College Place, WA, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: College Place, WA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0418° N, 118.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Place, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0418&lon=-118.3924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2680Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2680Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 90 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111030679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A RADIO-CONTROLLED MODEL AIRPLANE.

## 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 SEA80DYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP03), Nov 11, 1979: Bellanca 7KCAB (N2680Z), College Place, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2680Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19801011073589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011073589I), Oct 11, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N2680Z), College Place, WA, Minor damage. Landing gear cracked and seperated from aircraft on touchdown.

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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