# NTSB MIA80DLA06: Bellanca 7GCAA, N2515Z, Archer, FL, October 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1979
- Place: Archer, FL · ARCHER, FL
- Location: 29.5458° N, 82.5170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archer, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5458&lon=-82.5170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3996  79/10/26   ARCHER,FL           BELLANCA 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 606
        TIME - 1115                    N2515Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING TEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCHER,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CRASHED AFTER TKOF WHILE MNVRG FOR BANNER PICK-UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2515Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2515Z), registered now, S/N 347-77, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (registry code 1220501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flying Ten

## 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 19791026029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791026029179A), Oct 26, 1979: Blanca 7GCAA, Archer, FL, Destroyed. Pilot hit a tree while making his approach to pick up an advertising banner.

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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