# NTSB LAX77DUM02: Bellanca 7GCBC, N88259, San Diego, CA, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3073   76/10/2 NR.SAN DIEGO,CA       BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1600
        TIME - 1340                    N88259              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL CAJON,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- SANK IN OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88259](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88259-1976-12-06), registration cancelled 1976-12-06, S/N 746-74 (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 19761002031639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002031639A), Oct 2, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC, San Diego, CA, Destroyed. Sank in ocean.

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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