# Accident 19791125035579A: Blanca 7ECA, St James, MN, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 16:40 local time
- Place: St James, MN
- Airport: St James
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9864° N, 94.5580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST JAMES MUNI (JYG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9864&lon=-94.5580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41689-2012-11-07) (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: 404 total, 194 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125035579A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW AND ICE-COVERED, NARROW, PLOWED SECTION OF RUNWAY. VEERED OFF CENTER. HIT SNOW BANK.

## 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 MKC80DER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER13), Nov 25, 1979: Bellanca 7ECA (N41689), St James, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41689 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910825036499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825036499A), Aug 25, 1991: Bbavia 7ECA (N41689), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control after lifting tailwheel off runway. Veered off runway into a ditch.

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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