# NTSB FTW80DPD01: Bellanca 7GCBC, N31272, Little Rock, AR, October 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1979
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2486   79/10/3   LITTLE ROCK,AR      BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8345
        TIME - 1630                    N31272              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- IP STATED-NOSED OVER AS ACFT CROSSED TERRACE IN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31272](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31272), registered now, S/N 406-72, built 1972 (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

## 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 19791003028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003028819A), Oct 3, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Flt instructor with student made lndg on Private Airport. Inadvertently hit brakes on uneven terrain. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N31272 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC86LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA007), Oct 5, 1985: Bellanca 7GCBC (N31272), Dumas, AR, substantial damage

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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