# NTSB MIA77DKG71: Bellanca 7KACB, N8728, Tunnel Hill, GA, September 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1977
- Place: Tunnel Hill, GA · TUNNEL HILL, GA
- Location: 34.8556° N, 85.0368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tunnel Hill, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8556&lon=-85.0368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2964   77/9/1    TUNNEL HILL,GA      BELLANCA 7KACB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 103
        TIME - 1215                    N8728               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALTON,GA                   TUNNEL HILL,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8728 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KACB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dill Field

## 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 19770901028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901028409A), Sep 1, 1977: Blanca 7KCA/, Tunnel Hill, GA, Substantial damage

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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