# NTSB MKC79FTK10: Bellanca 7GCBC, N31276, Long Lake, SD, April 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1979
- Place: Long Lake, SD · LONG LAKE, SD
- Location: 45.8567° N, 99.2058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8567&lon=-99.2058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0764  79/4/19    LONG LAKE,SD        BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1001
        TIME - 1715                    N31276              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 337 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG LAKE,SD                EUREKA,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- GRAIN STUBBLE FLD. WND GUSTS TO 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31276](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31276-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 407-72 (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: Ag 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 19790419007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419007009A), Apr 19, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Longlake, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft's left wing struck pickup truck after lift off in farm field.

## Other investigations on N31276 (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 DEN80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA041), Jun 15, 1980: Bellanca 7GCBC (N31276), Joplin, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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