# NTSB FTW78DQG06: Bellanca 8GCBC, N7616S, Olton, TX, October 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1977
- Place: Olton, TX · OLTON, TX
- Location: 34.1802° N, 102.1370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1802&lon=-102.1370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3224  77/10/25 NR.OLTON,TX           BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 127
        TIME - 1220                    N7616S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HART,TX                     OLTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PICKING UP CIGARETTE LIGHTER FROM FLOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7616S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7616S-1979-06-21), registration cancelled 1979-06-21, S/N 204-76 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (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 19771025033729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771025033729A), Oct 25, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC, Olton, TX, Substantial damage. Picking up cigarette lighter from floor.

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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