# NTSB MKC80DER13: Bellanca 7ECA, N41689, St James, MN, November 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1979
- Place: St James, MN · ST JAMES, MN
- Location: 43.9832° N, 94.6261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9832&lon=-94.6261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3060  79/11/25   ST JAMES,MN         BELLANCA 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 404
        TIME - 1640                    N41689              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JAMES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LE SUEUR,MN                 ST JAMES,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- CENTER 20' OF 75' RWY PLOWED. DEEP SNOW IN BOTH SIDES OF CLEARED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41689](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41689-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 978-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St James Muni

## 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 19791125035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125035579A), Nov 25, 1979: Blanca 7ECA, St James, MN, Substantial damage. Landed on snow and ice-covered, narrow, plowed section of runway. Veered off center. Hit snow bank.

## Other investigations on N41689 (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 MIA91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA204), Aug 25, 1991: Bellanca 7EA (N41689), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL DUE TO HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS AN ON-GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH A…

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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