# NTSB DEN79DQA42: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5033E, Clayton, NM, July 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1979
- Place: Clayton, NM · CLAYTON, NM
- Location: 36.4460° N, 103.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-103.1489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3259  79/7/26    CLAYTON,NM          BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1453                    N5033E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAYTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAYTON,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5033E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5033E-2023-07-14), registration cancelled 2023-07-14, S/N 1063-78, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clayton

## 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 19790726017229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726017229A), Jul 26, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Clayton, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of acft during landing roll. Groundlooped.

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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