# NTSB MIA80DRQ01: Bellanca 7GCAA, N86632, Belzoni, MS, October 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1979
- Place: Belzoni, MS · BELZONI, MS
- Location: 33.1805° N, 90.4863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belzoni, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1805&lon=-90.4863&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 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DRQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DRQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2391   79/10/2   BELZONI,MS          BELLANCA 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1240
        TIME - 1730                    N86632              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISOLA STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISOLA,MS                    BELZONI,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER FLOCK OF DUCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86632](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86632-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 289-74 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Isola Strip

## 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 19791002024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002024619A), Oct 2, 1979: Blanca 7GCAA, Belzoni, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot was looking over a rice field he had recently sprayed. Hit a levee.

## Other investigations on N86632 (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 FTW75DRJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ34), Apr 13, 1975: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86632), Lk Providence, LA, 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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