# NTSB FTW76FQG39: Bellanca 7ECA, N53789, Plainview, TX, November 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1975
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3698  75/11/28   PLAINVIEW,TX        BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N53789              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 1771 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES. WITNESS SAID ACFT APPEARED TO BE IN A GLIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53789](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53789-2018-03-26), registration cancelled 2018-03-26, S/N 1118-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751128038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751128038149A), Nov 28, 1975: Blanca 7HC, Plainview, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Hit wires. Witness said acft appeared to be in a glide.

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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