# NTSB MIA79DKG44: Bellanca 7KCAB, N8728, Tunnel Hill, GA, May 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1889  79/5/28    TUNNEL HILL,GA      BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 163
        TIME - 1645                    N8728               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON COUNTY,GA           TUNNEL HILL,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8728 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dills 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 19790528017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528017499A), May 28, 1979: Blanca 7KCAB, Tunnel Hill, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing rollout on wet sode runway.

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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