# NTSB MIA79DLG30: Bellanca 8GCBC, N7686S, Sycamore, SC, August 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1979
- Place: Sycamore, SC · SYCAMORE, SC
- Location: 33.0367° N, 81.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sycamore, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0367&lon=-81.2222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1959  79/8/17    SYCAMORE,SC         BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1925                    N7686S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 29, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYCAMORE,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- DISPENSING LANATE & BENLATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7686S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7686S-1980-09-23), registration cancelled 1980-09-23, S/N 223-76 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Phillips

## 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 19790817022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817022189A), Aug 17, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Sycamore, SC, Destroyed. Stalled ag airplane during turn into spray field. Hit trees. Possible downdraft.

## Other investigations on N7686S (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 MIA78FLG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG33-202548), Aug 25, 1978: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7686S), Ulmer, SC, 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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