# NTSB LAX80DVM38: Bellanca 7GCBC, N11867, Sn Luis Obspo, CA, August 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1980
- Place: Sn Luis Obspo, CA · SN LUIS OBSPO, CA
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&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 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1643   80/8/4    SN LUIS OBSPO,CA    BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N11867              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 26, 4411 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              PASO ROBLES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL CAP LOOSE.INTENTIONAL GND LOOP TO AVOID OBSTNS.PIPE LN PATROL.WND GSTG 12KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11867](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11867-1999-03-01), registration cancelled 1999-03-01, S/N 336-72 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Luis Obispo

## 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 19800804037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800804037399A), Aug 4, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC, San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Early fuel exhaustion from fuel siphoning from improperly secured vent cap. Overshot emergency landing area.

## Other investigations on N11867 (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 LAX98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA156), May 13, 1998: Bellanca 7GCBC (N11867), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and an inadvertent stall while attempting to reverse direction in low cloud conditions in mountainous terrain

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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