# NTSB DEN78DTC11: Bellanca 7GCBC, N1813, Casper, WY, January 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1978
- Place: Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0140   78/1/7  NR.CASPER,WY          BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2950
        TIME - 0900                    N1813               PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WY                   RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT CHECKING AREA FOR GAME ANIMALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1813 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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