# NTSB MIA79FLA32: Bellanca 7GCBC, N57498, Daytona Beach, FL, June 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1979
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1818  79/6/19    DAYTONA BEACH,FL    BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3587
        TIME - 1221                    N57498              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORMOND BEACH,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- STALLED WHILE CIRCLING TO ASSIST LIFEGUARDS IN LOCATING BODY IN WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57498](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57498), registered now, S/N 525-73 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790619012539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619012539A), Jun 19, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed. Stalled acft while towing banner and aiding in search for body floating in water. Dropped straight in from 300 ft.

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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