# Accident 19791118044069A: Blanca 7GCBC, Tampa, FL, November 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5045G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 819 total, 90 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118044069A

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW ROPE FOULED TAIL-WHEEL ON TAKEOFF. BROKE LOOSE ON LANDING. ROPE FOULED RUDDER. ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA80FLD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD23), Nov 18, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5045G), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5045G (1)

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

- [Accident 19820522019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522019369A), May 22, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5045G), Mount Pleasant, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel, landed on a curve on a road, ran off into a ditch and trees.

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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