# NTSB FTW79FA072: Bellanca 7GCBC, N36338, Crowell, TX, April 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1979
- Place: Crowell, TX · CROWELL, TX
- Location: 33.9836° N, 99.7244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9836&lon=-99.7244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2625  79/4/13  NR.CROWELL,TX         BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 269
        TIME - 1920                    N36338              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CROWELL,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PLT AT CONTROLS UNK.RECOVERY DATE 4/18/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36338](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36338-1982-07-21), registration cancelled 1982-07-21, S/N 564-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790413029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413029419A), Apr 13, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Crowell, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft was flying low checking crops. Wreckage found in a pond.

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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