# NTSB LAX80FVD0O: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5518K, Fremont, CA, November 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1979
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD0O
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD0O

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3760  79/11/25   FREMONT,CA          BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10000
        TIME - 1315                    N5518K              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVR AFTER R MAIN GEAR ENCTRD MUD OFF L SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5518K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5518K), registered now, S/N 1024-78 (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
- Airport: Sky Sailing

## 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 19791125031799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125031799A), Nov 25, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Landed after air show demo. Left wheel caught in mud on edge of runway. Flipped over.

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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