# NTSB LAX79DVA64: Maniscalco Grtlks, N7LM, Madera, CA, August 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1979
- Place: Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVA64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1769  79/8/22    MADERA,CA           MANISCALCO GRTLKS   CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N7LM                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 50, 12500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRESNO,CA                   FRESNO,CA                    MADERA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED AFTER L TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7LM-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N 1, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MANISCALCO GRTLKS
- Registry model: [Maniscalco GREAT LAKES](https://openairdocs.org/model/maniscalco-great-lakes) (registry code 3910130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madera 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 19790822022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822022639A), Aug 22, 1979: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Ground-looped aircraft on landing roll. Instructor giving dual with no previous time in aircraft.

## Other investigations on N7LM (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 WPR15FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA200), Jun 28, 2015: Maniscalco Great Lakes (N7LM), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow…

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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