# NTSB CHI78FEC31: Bellanca 7KCAB, N4124Y, Flushing, MI, May 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1978
- Place: Flushing, MI · FLUSHING, MI
- Location: 43.0628° N, 83.8426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0628&lon=-83.8426&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1299  78/5/18    FLUSHING,MI         BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N4124Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 1347 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            73 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4124Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4124Y), registered now, S/N 593-76, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dalton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780518017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518017019A), May 18, 1978: Blanca 7KCAB, Flushing, MI, Substantial damage

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.

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