# NTSB MIA80FLD23: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5045G, Tampa, FL, November 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1979
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3610  79/11/18   TAMPA,FL            BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 819
        TIME - 1410                    N5045G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TOW ROPE BECAME TANGLED W RUDDER HORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5045G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045G), registered now, S/N 1130-79, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandenberg

## 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 19791118044069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118044069A), Nov 18, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Banner tow rope fouled tail-wheel on takeoff. Broke loose on landing. Rope fouled rudder. Acft veered off runway.

## Other investigations on N5045G (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 FTW82DA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA190), May 22, 1982: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5045G), Mt. Pleasant, TX, 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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