# NTSB MKC79DER56: Bellanca 7GCAA, N9186L, Mankato, MN, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
- Location: 44.1711° N, 93.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1711&lon=-93.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2761  79/7/21    MANKATO,MN          BELLANCA 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 127
        TIME - 0730                    N9186L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE IRELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANKATO,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PIC ALLOWED CFI IN REAR SEAT TO MAKE LDG.CFI HAD NO TIME IN MAKE & MODEL.HIT CORN AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9186L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9186L), registered now, S/N 231-72, built 1971 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lawrence Ireland

## 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 19790721025099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721025099A), Jul 21, 1979: Blanca 7GCAA, Mankato, MN, Substantial damage. On landing the pilot decided there was not enough rwy left. Attempted to go around. Hit corn at end of runway.

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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