# NTSB MIA79FLT01: Bellanca 7GCAA, N8756V, Walls, MS, December 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Walls, MS · WALLS, MS
- Location: 34.9256° N, 90.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walls, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9256&lon=-90.1633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4106  78/12/18   WALLS,MS            BELLANCA 7GCAA      CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N8756V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      51, 21212 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWINKLETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DUAL STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON SIMULATED ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY EXERCISE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8756V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8756V-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 318-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (registry code 1220501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Twinkletown

## 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 19781218038419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218038419A), Dec 18, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/, Walls, TN, Destroyed. Dual student lost control on simulated engine out emergency exerc

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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