# NTSB FTW79DQD13: Bellanca 1419-3, N7628E, Pecos, TX, June 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1979
- Place: Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Location: 31.4229° N, 103.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4229&lon=-103.4932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0929  79/6/22    PECOS,TX            BELLANCA 1419-3     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7628E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7628E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7628E), registered now, S/N 4130, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1419-3
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pecos Municipal

## 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 19790622012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622012389A), Jun 22, 1979: Blanca 14193, Pecos, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing, blew nose tire and veered off runway.

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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