# NTSB OAK78FA007: Bellanca 7KCAB, N7908S, Clearlake Oaks, CA, December 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1977
- Place: Clearlake Oaks, CA · CLEARLAKE OAKS, CA
- Location: 39.0206° N, 122.6596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearlake Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0206&lon=-122.6596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3958   77/12/5   CLEARLAKE OAKS,CA   BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1527                    N7908S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 45, 3476 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGH VALLEY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEPORT,CA                 CLEARLAKE OAKS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7908S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7908S-1978-03-09), registration cancelled 1978-03-09, S/N 587-76 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: High Valley Ranch

## 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 19771205042039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771205042039A), Dec 5, 1977: Blanca 7KCA/, CA, Destroyed

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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