# NTSB LAX79DVA52: Bellanca 7ECA, N57469, Kernville, CA, July 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1979
- Place: Kernville, CA · KERNVILLE, CA
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1852  79/7/28    KERNVILLE,CA        BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N57469              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 29, 1245 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            36 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CA                 KERNVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- CLEVIS PIN,PN MS20392-2C17,& COTTER PIN DICONNECTED FROM FROM RUDDER PEDAL & BRAKE CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57469](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57469), registered now, S/N 951-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kern Valley

## 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 19790728017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728017179A), Jul 28, 1979: Blanca 7ECA, Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing roll. Acft veered off runway into a fence. Rudder cleves pin fell out. No

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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